Bodhidharma Retold
Author: T Raghu (Acharya Babu)
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9788120841529
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The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
Author: Bodhidharma
Publisher: North Point Press
Published: 2009-11-01
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 1429952768
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although the tradition that traces its ancestry back to him did not flourish until nearly two hundred years after his death, today millions of Zen Buddhists and students of kung fu claim him as their spiritual father. While others viewed Zen practice as a purification of the mind or a stage on the way to perfect enlightenment, Bodhidharma equated Zen with buddhahood and believed that it had a place in everyday life. Instead of telling his disciples to purify their minds, he pointed them to rock walls, to the movements of tigers and cranes, to a hollow reed floating across the Yangtze. This bilingual edition, the only volume of the great teacher's work currently available in English, presents four teachings in their entirety. "Outline of Practice" describes the four all-inclusive habits that lead to enlightenment, the "Bloodstream Sermon" exhorts students to seek the Buddha by seeing their own nature, the "Wake-up Sermon" defends his premise that the most essential method for reaching enlightenment is beholding the mind. The original Chinese text, presented on facing pages, is taken from a Ch'ing dynasty woodblock edition.
JAMBUDVIPA-The drift of Bodhidharma
Author: Arpit Bharat
Publisher: Invincible Publishers
Published: 2021-01-05
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 8194843936
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Childhood of Yashodhamman, the warrior prince of the Mallis who rule from Ujjaini, is chiseled and tormented with perpetual exotic visions, perhaps cautioning in advance for something grim and gory awaiting him in the future. Meanwhile, the unrelenting Hunas have begun their ingress against the distant Gandhara Kingdom once again. Mihirkula, the now outrageous commander of the Hunas, knows that to enslave the deeply fractured JAMBUDVIPA, Gandharan sentinels must be vanquished. But Mihirkula thirsts more than just to rule! The cultural and spiritual wealth of Jambudvipa shall be uprooted if Huna Mihirkula succeeds, though with Huna curse, rides a mysterious boon. Stakes are high, and the Mystery School of Global Balance Keepers puts the onus on the enigmatic Bodhidharma to bring back the balance. But, he cannot succeed in this delicate task without Yashodhamman, a young warrior now. Before that, however, Yashodhamman must become more than himself to fulfill his impending destiny. The fate of the entire JAMBUDVIPA is hinged on the fate of Yashodhamman! Would he really succeed without the true understanding of Love and Wisdom? And would JAMBUDVIPA come together in resisting the imminent collapse, to reclaim and conserve her soul for the evolution of Mankind? This Debut novel by Arpit Bharat explores JAMBUDVIPA, the land of ancient India and the depths of its ethereal richness, making it a literary feast. The story of JAMBUDVIPA, is a grand epic for love, courage, growth and wisdom, nudging the mankind to move away from a culturally conditioned way of chaotic, cacophonic and exhausting living…to move towards Sanity! all of that woven into an extremely delicate and deliciously complex plot!
Tracking Bodhidharma
Author: Andy Ferguson
Publisher: Catapult
Published: 2013-06-11
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1619021595
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The life of Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, has, with the passing of time, been magnified to the scale of myth, turning history into the stuff of legend. Known as the First Patriarch, Bodhidharma brought Zen from South India into China in 500 CE, changing the country forever. In Tracking Bodhidharma, Andrew Ferguson recreates the path of Bodhidharma, traveling through China to the places where the First Patriarch lived and taught. This sacred trail takes Ferguson deep into ancient China, and allows him to explore the origins of Chan [Zen] Buddhism, the cultural aftermath that Bodhidharma left in his wake, and the stories of a man who shaped a civilization. Tracking Bodhidharma offers a previously unheard perspective on the life of Zen's most important religious leader, while simultaneously showing how that history is relevant to the rapidly developing super–power that is present–day China. By placing Zen Buddhism within the country's political landscape, Ferguson presents the religion as a counterpoint to other Buddhist sects, a catalyst for some of the most revolutionary moments in China's history, and as the ancient spiritual core of a country that is every day becoming more an emblem of the modern era.
A History of Shaolin
Author: Lu Zhouxiang
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2019-03-18
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0429523742
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Shaolin Monastery at Mount Song is considered the epicentre of the Chan school of Buddhism. It is also well known for its martial arts tradition and has long been regarded as a special cultural heritage site and an important symbol of the Chinese nation. This book is the first scholarly work in English to comprehensively examine the full history of Shaolin Monastery from 496 to 2016. More importantly, it offers a clear grasp of the origins and development of Chan Buddhism through an examination of Shaolin, and highlights the role of Shaolin and Shaolin kung fu in the construction of a national identity among the Chinese people in the past two centuries.
The Mind of Clover
Author: Robert Aitken
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2015-12-15
Total Pages: 195
ISBN-13: 1466895241
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Taking the Path of Zen, Robert Aitken provided a concise guide to zazen (Zen meditation) and other aspects of the practice of Zen. In The Mind of Clover he addresses the world beyond the zazen cushions, illuminating issues of appropriate personal and social action through an exploration of the philosophical complexities of Zen ethics. Aitken's approach is clear and sure as he shows how our minds can be as nurturing as clover, which enriches the soil and benefits the environment as it grows. The opening chapters discuss the Ten Grave Precepts of Zen, which, Aitken points out, are "not commandments etched in stone but expressions of inspiration written in something more fluid than water." Aitken approaches these precepts, the core of Zen ethics, from several perspectives, offering many layers of interpretation. Like ripples in a pond, the circles of his interpretation increasingly widen, and he expands his focus to confront corporate theft and oppression, the role of women in Zen and society, abortion, nuclear war, pollution of the environment, and other concerns. The Mind of Clover champions the cause of personal responsibility in modern society, encouraging nonviolent activism based on clear convictions. It is a guide that engages, that invites us to realize our own potential for confident and responsible action.
Zen Masters Of China
Author: Richard Bryan McDaniel
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 2012-09-10
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1462910505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Zen Masters of China presents more than 300 traditional Zen stories and koans, far more than any other collection. Retelling them in their proper place in Zen's historical journey through Buddhist Chinese culture, it also tells a larger story: how, in taking the first step east from India to China, Buddhism began to be Zen. The stories of Zen are unlike any other writing, religious or otherwise. Used for centuries by Zen teachers as aids to bring about or deepen the experience of awakening, they have a freshness that goes beyond religious practice and a mystery and authenticity that appeal to a wide range of readers. Placed in chronological order, these stories tell the story of Zen itself, how it traveled from West to East with each Zen master to the next, but also how it was transformed in that journey, from an Indian practice to something different in Chinese Buddhism (Ch'an) and then more different still in Japan (Zen). The fact that its transmission was so human, from teacher to student in a long chain from West to East, meant that the cultures it passed through inevitably changed it. Zen Masters of China is first and foremost a collection of mind-bending Zen stories and their wisdom. More than that, without academic pretensions or baggage, it recounts the genealogy of Zen Buddhism in China and, through koan and story, illuminates how Zen became what it is today.
Beautiful Warrior
Author: Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the Caldecott Medal-winning author/illustrator of "Mirette on the Highwire" comes this dramatic, multi-layered story of two legendary women warriors, Wu Mei, the "beautiful warrior", and her most famous pupil, Mingyi. Full color.
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Author: Paul Reps
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 1998-09-15
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 1462902987
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"It has stayed with me for the last 30 years, a classic portraying Zen mind to our linear thinking." --Phil Jackson, Head Coach of the Chicago Bulls and author of Sacred Hoops Zen Flesh, Zen Bones offers a collection of accessible, primary Zen sources so that readers can contemplate the meaning of Zen for themselves. Within the pages, readers will find: 101 Zen Stories, a collection of tales that recount actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen teachers over a period of more than five centuries The Gateless Gate, the famous thirteenth-century collection of Zen koans Ten Bulls, a twelfth century commentary on the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from India that some consider to be the roots of Zen. When Zen Flesh, Zen Bones was published in 1957, it became an instant sensation with an entire generation of readers who were just beginning to experiment with Zen. Over the years it has inspired leading American Zen teachers, students, and practitioners. Its popularity is as high today as ever.
The Eight Gates of Zen
Author: John Daido Loori
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2002-09-10
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 083482390X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This accessible introduction to the philosophy and practice of Zen Buddhism includes a program of study that encompasses practically every aspect of life. The American Zen teacher John Daido Loori shows us that Zen practice should include not only meditation, the study of Zen literature and liturgy, and moral and ethical action, but should also manifest in work, artistic, and everyday activities. The Eight Gates are: 1. Zazen, a type of meditation described as "sitting Zen" 2. Face-to-face meetings between teacher and student 3. Academic study of the sutras related to Zen training, other schools of Buddhism, Buddhist history, psychology, and philosophy 4. Zen rites and rituals and their meaning 5. The moral and ethical requirements set in the Buddhist Precepts 6. Art practice as an extension of Zen practice 7. Body practice as an extension of Zen practice 8. Work as an active function of zazen Beautifully illustrated with Loori's own photographs, this edition also includes a new introduction and an updated reading list.
