Awakening to Zen
| Author | : Philip Kapleau |
| Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105110317570 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Awakening to Zen by : Philip Kapleau
Download or read book Awakening to Zen written by Philip Kapleau and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive volume of writings and lectures spans thirty-two years of this popular teacher's career, from 1964 to 1996. Topics include Zen training and practice; Buddhist ethics; illness, death, and dying; and Zen in America. Roshi Philip Kapleau underwent thirteen years of formal training in Japan with two of Japan's most noted Zen masters, Harada Roshi and Yasutani Roshi. Roshi Kapleau returned to the United States in 1966 and has made it his life's work to translate Zen Buddhism into an American idiom.
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