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The Zen Monastic Experience: Buddhist Practice in Contemporary Korea
Robert E. Buswell
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Description for The Zen Monastic Experience: Buddhist Practice in Contemporary Korea
Paperback. An account of day-to-day Zen monastic practice. In discussing the activities of the postulants, the meditation monks, the teachers and administrators, and the support monks of the monastery of Songgwang-sa, it reveals a religious tradition that differs radically from the stereotype prevalent in the West. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Robert Buswell, a Buddhist scholar who spent five years as a Zen monk in Korea, draws on personal experience in this insightful account of day-to-day Zen monastic practice. In discussing the activities of the postulants, the meditation monks, the teachers and administrators, and the support monks of the monastery of Songgwang-sa, Buswell reveals a religious tradition that differs radically from the stereotype prevalent in the West. The author's treatment lucidly relates contemporary Zen practice to the historical development of the tradition and to Korean history more generally, and his portrayal of the life of modern Zen monks in Korea provides ... Read more
Robert Buswell, a Buddhist scholar who spent five years as a Zen monk in Korea, draws on personal experience in this insightful account of day-to-day Zen monastic practice. In discussing the activities of the postulants, the meditation monks, the teachers and administrators, and the support monks of the monastery of Songgwang-sa, Buswell reveals a religious tradition that differs radically from the stereotype prevalent in the West. The author's treatment lucidly relates contemporary Zen practice to the historical development of the tradition and to Korean history more generally, and his portrayal of the life of modern Zen monks in Korea provides ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
458g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691034775
SKU
V9780691034775
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About Robert E. Buswell
Robert E. Buswell, Jr., is Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Among his other works is The Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea (Princeton).
Reviews for The Zen Monastic Experience: Buddhist Practice in Contemporary Korea
"A myth-shattering foray behind the walls of a Korean Zen Buddhist monastery... Less the sound of one hand clapping than of hands, mind and heart working together to lead a sanctified life
and, as such, a sound corrective to Western misunderstandings about Zen."
Kirkus Reviews "[This book] is ... forged from [Buswell's] own experience and practice... He enlivens his study with a ... Read more
and, as such, a sound corrective to Western misunderstandings about Zen."
Kirkus Reviews "[This book] is ... forged from [Buswell's] own experience and practice... He enlivens his study with a ... Read more