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Zen for the West

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ZEN is the essence of the Orienta] mind, and it is the long formless stream running through the whole of Asia. Its germ of thought is seen here and there in Indian classics such as the Vedas and Upanisads, its body of religion is formed by Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism in China, its flower of culture is brought out in China and Japan, and its fruit of applying the principle in daily life is growing in Japan today. It will soon be exported to Europe and America. What then is Zen? [From Chapter 1: "What is Zen?"]

Author(s): Ogata, Sohaku
Edition: 1
Publisher: Rider & Company
Year: 1959

Language: English
Pages: 182
City: London
Tags: Zen; Buddhism; Japanese Philosophy

Preface 9
What is Zen? 11
The Characteristics of Zen Culture 21
The Thought of Zen 27
Life in a Zen Monastery 34
The Koan Exercise 60

APPENDICES
A New Translation of the MU MON
KWAN 79
A Zen interpretation of the TAO TE
CHING 135
List of Chinese characters with Japanese and Chinese transliterations and
dates of people, places and technical terms
in ZEN FOR THE WEST and
in the MU MON KWAN 167

Index 177