Asking About Zen: 108 Answers - Softcover

Jiho Sargent

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9780834804944: Asking About Zen: 108 Answers

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ISBN 10: 0834804948 ISBN 13: 9780834804944

Publisher: Weatherhill, 2001

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A user-friendly introduction to Zen Buddhism by an American Zen priest presiding over a temple in Japan. Sargent covers all the bases -- teachings, practice, the priesthood, temples & temple life, religious services, Zen etiquette, & general characteristics of Japanese Buddhism. The question-&-answer format makes the book highly accessible to the novice, yet Sargent goes into considerable detail when appropriate, providing an insider s look at Zen life & practice that will illuminate even the advanced Zen student. Illustrations.

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