Core Texts of the S&on Approach: A Compendium of Korean S&on (Chan) Buddhism - Hardcover

Broughton, Jeffrey L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0197530540 ISBN 13: 9780197530542

Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR, 2021

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Jeffrey L. Broughton here offers a study and partial translation of Core Texts of the S&on Approach (S&onmun ch'waryo), an anthology of texts foundational to Korean S&on (Chan/Zen) Buddhism. Core Texts of the S&on Approach provides a convenient entr�e to two fundamental themes of Korean S&on: S&on vis-�-vis the doctrinal teachings of Buddhism (in which S&on is shown to be superior) and the huatou (i.e., phrase; Korean hwadu) method of practice-work originally popularized by the Song dynasty Chinese Chan master Dahui Zonggao. This method consists of raising to awareness or keeping an eye on the phrase, usually No (Korean mu). No mental operation whatsoever is to be performed upon the phrase. One lifts the phrase to awareness constantly, when doing quiet cross-legged sitting as well as when immersed in the noisiness of everyday life. Core Texts of the S&on Approach, which was published in Korea during the first decade of the twentieth century (the identity of the compiler is not known for certain), contains eight Chan texts by Chinese authors (two translated here) and seven S&on texts by Korean authors (three translated here), showing the organic relationship between the parent Chinese tradition and its Korean inheritor. The set of translations in this volume will give readers access to some of the key texts of the Korean branch of this influential East Asian school of Buddhism.

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Jeffrey Broughton is Professor Emeritus of the Religious Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach. Jeffrey Broughton and Elise Yoko Watanabeâs previous books include The Letters of Chan Master Dahui Pujue, The Chan Whip Anthology: A Companion to Zen Practice, and The Record of Linji: A New Translation of the Linjilu in the Light of Ten Japanese Zen Commentaries.

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• Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0197530540
• ISBN 13: 9780197530542
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
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