Seeing Through Zen: Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism

by John R. McRae and John R. McRæ

Book Overview

The tradition of Chan Buddhism--more popularly known as Zen--has been romanticized throughout its history. In this book, John R. McRae shows how modern critical techniques, supported by recent manuscript discoveries, make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and--ultimately--productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Synthesizing twenty years of scholarship, Seeing through Zen offers new,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520237986
• ISBN13: 9780520237988
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"