Zen Past and Present

by Eric Cunningham

Book Overview

Zen Past and Present provides readers with a concise but comprehensive survey of the history of Zen Buddhism. Because it examines Zen from historical, religious, literary, artistic, and political standpoints, it is an ideal supplemental text for a wide variety of disciplines. Zen Past and Present covers the evolution of Zen thought and practice from the foundations of Buddhism in ancient India up to the most recent interpretations of Zen in the contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0924304642
• ISBN13: 9780924304644
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Association for Asian Studies
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"