Dale S Wright Eds (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book as new, save for slight price sticker shadow on cover.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Presumed First. First edition w/SD & NAP, trade paperback, has a minor bow to the text block, very slight bumps to spine ends and cover corners, and faint rubbing with a touch of edgewear to the covers, otherwise a solid, tight, clean VG+ copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book measures 6.25 x 9.5 inches. No dust jacket as issued. Book is in Very Good condition showing light rubbing to cloth covered boards, and a publisher sticker to back cover. The binding is solid, though makes a slight sound while opening, most likely because it is a perfect bound hardcover book. This is no way effects the integrity of the binding. "The Zen Canon offers learned but accessible studies of some of the most important classical texts in the tradition of Zen Buddhism. Each essay in the volume provides historical, literary, and philosophical commentary on a particular Zen text or genre of texts. Among the most prominent types of texts featured are Chan or Zen "recorded sayings" (yulu) texts, "transmission of the lamp" anthology texts (chuandenglu), koan collections, and "rules of purity" or monastic regulation texts. These canonical writings helped shape the overall conception of Zen Buddhism and the kinds of practices that have come to give Zen its identity. One theme of Zen Canon, therefore, is that the classical anti-textual posture of Zen Buddhism is not one that can be taken literally. While making fun of spiritual writing of all kinds, Zen Buddhists managed to produce one of the largest and most influential bodies of canonical texts in the world. Among the most famous Zen texts discussed in The Zen Canon are the Mazu yulu, the Lidai fabao ji, the Transmission of the Lamp Ching-te era, the Record of Hongzhi, the Wu-men kuan, and the Chanyuan qinggue.".…

Super octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…