The Secrets of Buddhist Meditation by Eric M Greene
Presents a study of the content and historical formation, as well as complete English translations, of two of the most influential manuals in which approaches to Buddhist meditation are discussed: the Scripture on the Secret Essential Methods of Chan (Chan Essentials) and the Secret Methods for Curing Chan Sickness (Methods for Curing).
The Secrets of Buddhist Meditation is an exacting and exemplary piece of scholarship in every respectIt converses critically with current work on Indian Buddhist literatures and newly discovered manuscripts, the genesis of 'apocryphal' Chinese Buddhist scriptures, the transmission and translation of Indian Buddhist 'sutras' in early medieval China, and revisionist writing on the formation of Chan and other schools of Chinese Buddhism. Moreover, it does so with extensive immersion in the latest scholarship in all of these areas. Unquestionably, this book is a great contribution to our knowledge of medieval Chinese Buddhism as a whole. Eric Greene's work is clearly of a very high standard.
Eric M. Greene is assistant professor of religious studies at Yale University.
Robert E. Buswell, Jr holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he is also Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and founding director of the university's Center for Buddhist Studies and Center for Korean Studies.
Robert E. Buswell, Jr holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he is also Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and founding director of the university's Center for Buddhist Studies and Center for Korean Studies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780824884444 |
| ISBN 10 | 0824884442 |
| Title | The Secrets of Buddhist Meditation |
| Author | Eric M Greene |
| Series | Kuroda Classics In East Asian Buddhism |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Hawai'i Press |
| Year published | 2021-01-30 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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