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Zen for Americans is a book written by Soyen Shaku, a Japanese Zen master who traveled to the United States in the late 19th century to spread the teachings of Zen Buddhism. The book is a collection of lectures given by Shaku during his time in America, and it aims to introduce... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Sermons of a Buddhist abbot. Addresses on religious subjects (1906). This book, "Sermons of a Buddhist abbot", by Soyen Shaku, Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, is a replication of a book originally published before 1906. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you... Read Full Overview

Sermons of a Buddhist Abbot is a collection of addresses on religious subjects given by the renowned Buddhist monk, Shaku Soyen. The book includes a detailed analysis of the Sutra of Forty-Two Chapters, which is considered one of the most important texts in Mahayana Buddhism... Read Full Overview