Hoofprint of the ox principles of the Chan Buddhist path as taught by a modern Chinese Master - Zhang, Shengyan (Oxford University Press, 2002)
Originally published: 2001
Includes bibliographical references and index
Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Master Sheng-yen; I: Introduction: Chan and Buddhist Meditations; II: The Three Disciplines in the Graduated Path of Practice; III: The Direct and Sudden Approach of Chan; Notes; Index
Revered by Buddhists in the United States and China, contemporary Master Sheng-yen shares his wisdom and teachings in this first comprehensive English primer of Chan, the Chinese tradition of Buddhism that inspired Japanese Zen. Often misunderstood as a system of mind games, the Chan path involves a process of self-transformation grounded in carefully hewn spiritual disciplines and premises. Master Sheng-yen provides an unprecedented understanding of Chan, its precepts, and its practice. Beginning with a basic overview of Buddhism and meditation, the book then details the progressive mental ex