Zen Buddhism: A History (India & China)

by Heinrich Dumoulin

Overview

Unparalleled in scope and detail, this classic history of Zen covers all important ideas and developments in the tradition from its beginnings in India through the Sung period in China.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780941532891
Publisher:	World Wisdom
Publication date:	08/16/2005
Series:	Treasures of the World's Religions Series
Pages:	440
Sales rank:	496,828
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.14(h) x 1.28(d)

Editorial Reviews

A companion volume to Dumoulin's history of Zen in India and China (ISBN 0-02-908270-6), this is a newly translated, revised and expanded edition of a work first published in the US in 1963. Dumoulin, a philosopher and Zen scholar, introduces the history, development, beliefs, rituals, texts, and major figures of Zen in Japan. The text is thoroughly annotated, and accompanied by six appendices and an extensive bibliography. Authoritative. Acidic paper. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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