Tracking Bodhidharma: A Journey to the Heart of Chinese Culture

by Andy Ferguson

Book Overview

The life of Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, has, with the passing of time, been magnified to the scale of myth, turning history into the stuff of legend. Known as the First Patriarch, Bodhidharma brought Zen from South India into China in 500 CE, changing the country forever. In Tracking Bodhidharma , Andrew Ferguson recreates the path of Bodhidharma, traveling through China to the places where the First Patriarch lived and taught. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582438250
• ISBN13: 9781582438252
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"