The Mystique of Transmission
Download or Read eBook The Mystique of Transmission PDF written by Wendi Leigh Adamek and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Wendi Leigh Adamek |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 596 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780231136648 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0231136641 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Mystique of Transmission by : Wendi Leigh Adamek
Book excerpt: Adamek provides a reading of the late 8th century Chan/Zen Buddhist Lidai fabao ji (Record of the Dharma-Jewel Through the Generations) and provides its first English translation. The work combines a history of the transmission of Buddhism and Chan in China with an account of the 8th century Chan master Wuzhu in Sichuan.
