Zen Koans / / Steven Heine; ed. by Douglas Berger.
"What is the sound of one hand clapping?" "Does a dog have Buddha-nature?" These cryptic expressions are among the best-known examples of koans, the confusing, often contradictory sayings that form the centerpiece of Zen Buddhist learning and training. Viewed as an ideal method f...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Dimensions of Asian Spirituality ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 8 b&w images |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Editor's Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Koan Is My Koan
- 1. Origins, Functions, and Modern Receptions of Koans: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives
- 2. Developmental Stages and Rhetorical Strategies: A Historical Overview
- 3. On Methods to the Madness of Koans: A New Theory of Interpretation
- 4. Personal Transformation: Cases Reflecting Doubt, Experience, and Expression
- 5. Monastic Transmission: Cases Reflecting Mythology, Monasticism, and Succession
- 6. Whither Koans, or Wither? Current Trends and Possible New Directions
- Appendix: Koan Case Catalog
- Suggested Readings
- About the Author