A Paragon of Zen House Translated and Commented by o'Hyun Park |
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| Series edited by:
| Wawrytko, Sandra A. |
| Author:
| Park O'Hyun, |
| Series title: | Asian Thought and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-4545-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.00 |
Book Description:
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The ultimate wisdom of Asia, brought to a focus in Zen House, is the realization that truth and reality must never be sought on the plane of opposition. It is the essence of idolatry to accord with what is less than the whole. Zen keeps humans away from the idolatry inherent in every form of partisanship. This sixteenth-century
Chanjia Guijian (A Paragon of Zen House)has this distinct Zen spirit, which has been revealed in the eighth-century
Liuzu Tanjing (ThePlatform...
More DescriptionThe ultimate wisdom of Asia, brought to a focus in Zen House, is the realization that truth and reality must never be sought on the plane of opposition. It is the essence of idolatry to accord with what is less than the whole. Zen keeps humans away from the idolatry inherent in every form of partisanship. This sixteenth-century Chanjia Guijian (A Paragon of Zen House)has this distinct Zen spirit, which has been revealed in the eighth-century Liuzu Tanjing (ThePlatform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch), the tenth-century Chuan Deng Lu (TheTransmission of the Lamp), the eleventh-century Biyanji (The Blue CliffRecord),and the thirteenth-century Mumenguan (The Gateless Gate).