|
|
books
| book details |
Shaku Soen and Rinzai Buddhism in Modern Japan: Monastic Reform and the Roots of Global Zen
By (author) Aihua Zheng
|
|
| on special |
normal price: R 1 113.95
Price: R 1 057.95
|
| book description |
How did Japanese Zen emerge from a secluded feudal tradition to become a vital force in a modern nation-state and colonial empire? How did this transformation help forge a Buddhist world across continents and oceans? In this landmark study, Aihua Zheng elucidates the career of Zen abbot Shaku SÅen (1860–1919), the foundational figure of Western Zen, alongside modern developments within the Rinzai tradition and monastic institutions. She also traces Japanese Buddhists’ transnational engagements, from pan-Asian exchanges that fueled domestic revivals to collaborations with TheravÄdins and VedÄntins that introduced Buddhism to Western audiences. These foundations directly shaped modern Buddhism and the global Zen boom—echoing all the way to figures such as Thich Nhat Hanh—and ultimately explain why SÅen and his Engakuji followers, including D. T. Suzuki, still provoke intense debate over their legacies.
| product details |
Normally shipped |
Publisher | Columbia University Press
Published date | 5 Jan 2027
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 344
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-0-2312-1687-6
Readership Age |
BISAC | religion / buddhism / zen (see also philosophy / eastern / zen)
| other options |
Normally shipped |
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 1 550.95
Price | R 1 473.95
| on special |
|
|
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |
|
|
|
| specials |
|
Emil Coetzee, a civil servant in his fifties, is washing blood off his hands when the ceasefire is announced.
|
This is indeed a story of mercy and the redemption it offers.
|
An epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?
|
|
|
|
