Zen Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism

Your Personal Guide to Practice and Tradition

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Zen Buddhism

Your Personal Guide to Practice and Tradition

About this book

Connect more meaningfully to the cultural wisdom and spiritual teachings of Buddhism.

Explore Buddhist traditions and older ways of connecting with spirituality by going straight to the heart of mystical traditions. Zen Buddhism explores the spiritual teachings that have thrived throughout Chinese culture and many other societies. With this guidebook for both newcomers to spiritual practice and those searching for a concise reference to a long history, discover how to honor your connection to nature and reach your full potential through Zen practice. Explore the history behind Buddhist practices and teachings, and then engage with them firsthand, forming a deeper bond with yourself and the world.

Illuminated by beautiful illustrations, this guide presents:

  • The history of Buddhism
  • Meditations and rituals to bring the ancient wisdom into modern life
  • Key concepts and figures of Buddhist teachings

As with every title in the Mystic Traditions series, Zen Buddhism is a celebration of a unique and beautiful culture. As such, the subject matter and content has been treated with the utmost care and respect to ensure an accurate and reverent presentation that is accessible to a variety of audiences, and serves to further educate and foster support for these rich practices and traditions for years to come.

Zen Buddhism is your engaging, accessible, and hands-on introduction to the deep magic and spirituality of Buddhism. 

The Mystic Traditions series explores mystical and spiritual traditions and magical practices from around the world from a modern perspective. These guides offer concise introductions to the origins of mystical practices; explain key concepts, figures, and legends in these traditions; and give straightforward and engaging instruction on how to connect directly with these practices through rituals, spells, and more.

Also available in the Mystic Traditions series: Native American Spiritualism, Celtic Mysticism.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1: The History and Development of Zen Buddhism
  6. Chapter 2: Zen’s Key Teachings
  7. Chapter 3: Spiritual Direction and Teachers
  8. Chapter 4: Life by Vow and Precepts
  9. Chapter 5: Zen Meditation
  10. Chapter 6: Zen Koans: Case Studies in Awakening
  11. Chapter 7: Study as a Path of Zen Practice
  12. Chapter 8: Zen Rituals, Ceremonies, and Chanting
  13. Conclusion
  14. Index
  15. About the Author
  16. Copyright