Tag Archives: Zen

Book Announcement: Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Paula

Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple Joshua A. Irizarry Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Letters from Japan’s Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Paula

Letters from Japan’s Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Correspondence of Warlords, Tea Masters, Zen Priests, and Aristocrats Morgan Pitelka, Reiko Tanimura, Takashi Masuda Cultural historians Morgan Pitelka and Reiko Tanimura partner with one of Japan’s premier experts in calligraphy and letter … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen and Material Culture

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Paula

Zen and Material Culture Edited by Pamela D. Winfield and Steven Heine Oxford University Press, 2017 https://global.oup.com/academic/product/zen-and-material-culture-9780190469306?lang=en&cc=us The stereotype of Zen Buddhism as a minimalistic or even immaterial meditative tradition persists in the Euro-American cultural imagination. This volume calls attention … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Leaving for the Rising Sun: Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Paula

Leaving for the Rising Sun: Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia by Jiang Wu, Associate Profess, Department of East Asian Studies, The University of Arizona Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen Koans

Posted on March 8, 2015 by LM

Author: Heine, Steven; 206pp. August 2014 Paper – Price: $17.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3974-1 Cloth (Print on Demand) – Price: $48.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3973-4 Via University of Hawai’i Press “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” “Does a dog have Buddha-nature?” These cryptic … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen Past and Present, by Eric Cunningham

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Paula

Zen Past and Present Eric Cunningham ISBN 978-0-924304-64-4. 98 pages. Paperback. Zen Past and Present provides readers with a concise but comprehensive survey of the history of Zen Buddhism. Because it examines Zen from historical, religious, literary, artistic, and political standpoints, it … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen-life: Ikkyu and Beyond

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Paula

Evgeny Steiner. Zen-life: Ikkyu and Beyond. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014. 475 pp. with ill. This book examines Japanese culture of the Muromachi epoch (14-16 centuries) with Ikkyu Sojun (1394-1481) as its focal point. Ikkyu’s contribution to the culture of his time … Continue reading →

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Program: Japan and its Buddhist Traditions

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Paula

The program lasts three months and is based in Kyoto. Classes are held at Ryukoku University’s Omiya campus, where the students also have access to the library, computer cluster, and dining hall. Participants take the following core courses: *Practice and … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Zen Anarchism: The Egalitarian Dharma of Uchiyama Gudō

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Paula

The Institute of Buddhist Studies is pleased to announce a new work in its Contemporary Issues in Buddhist Studies series, produced jointly with BDK America, and marketed and distributed by the University of Hawai’i Press. Fabio Rambelli, Zen Anarchism: … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Illustrated Guide to Hawaii’s Japanese Buddhist Temples

Posted on November 11, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8767-9780824836795.aspx Tanabe, George J.; Tanabe, Willa Jane Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawaii 256pp. October 2012 Paper – Price: $22.99ISBN: 978-0-8248-3679-5 Cloth – Price: $45.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3663-4 363 color illus. A Latitude 20 Book Upon entering a Japanese Buddhist temple in Hawai‘i, … Continue reading →

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