WorldCat Linked Data Explorer

Turtle N-Triple JSON-LD RDF/XML HTML Contact Us Home

http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/866250642

Zen ritual studies of Zen Buddhist theory in practice

When books about Zen Buddhism began appearing in Western languages just over a half-century ago, there was no interest whatsoever in the role of ritual in Zen. Indeed, what attracted Western readers' interest was the Zen rejection of ritual. The famous 'Beat Zen' writers were delighted by the Zen emphasis on spontaneity as opposed to planned, repetitious action, and wrote inspirationally about the demythologized, anti-ritualized spirit of Zen. Quotes from the great Zen masters supported this understanding of Zen, and led to the fervor that fueled the opening of Zen centers throughout the West.

Open All Close All

type

about

http://schema.org/about

author

contributor

creator

description

http://schema.org/description

  • "When books about Zen Buddhism began appearing in Western languages just over a half-century ago, there was no interest whatsoever in the role of ritual in Zen. Indeed, what attracted Western readers' interest was the Zen rejection of ritual. The famous 'Beat Zen' writers were delighted by the Zen emphasis on spontaneity as opposed to planned, repetitious action, and wrote inspirationally about the demythologized, anti-ritualized spirit of Zen. Quotes from the great Zen masters supported this understanding of Zen, and led to the fervor that fueled the opening of Zen centers throughout the West."@en
  • ""Written by prominent scholars, this text covers rituals from the early Chan period to modern Japan and key developments that occurred in the Linji/Rinzai and Caodon/Soto schools. It describes how rituals mould the lives of its practitioners in accordance with the ideal of Zen awakening."--Résumé de l'éditeur."

editor

genre

http://schema.org/genre

  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic resource"@en

name

http://schema.org/name

  • "Zen Ritual : Studies of Zen Theory in Practice"
  • "Zen ritual studies of Zen Buddhist theory in practice"
  • "Zen ritual studies of Zen Buddhist theory in practice"@en
  • "Zen Ritual Studies of Zen Theory in Practice"@en
  • "Zen Ritual Studies of Zen Theory in Practice"
  • "Zen Ritual Studies of Zen Buddhist Theory in Practice"@en
  • "Zen ritual : studies of Zen theory in practice"@en
  • "Zen ritual : studies of Zen theory in practice"
  • "Zen ritual : studies of Zen Buddhist theory in practice"

workExample