Seeing Through Zen: Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism (Philip Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies)

by JohnRMcrae (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2003

  $32.62

  The tradition of Chan Buddhism - more popularly known as Zen - has been romanticized throughout its history. This book shows how modern critical techniques make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and - ultimately - productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization.