Zen Buddhism, Volume 2: A History (Japan) (Treasures of the World's Religions)

Zen Buddhism, Volume 2: A History (Japan) (Treasures of the World's Religions)
by Heinrich Dumoulin

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Author: Heinrich Dumoulin
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-25
ISBN: 0941532909
Number of pages: 520
Publisher: World Wisdom

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Book Review: Still, an essential reference for all Zen students/practitioners
Summary: 4 Stars

An essential reference for all Zen students/practitioners

This book along with its companion volume (Zen Buddhism: A History, Vol. 1 - India & China), also by Heinrich Dumoulin, is unique in offering the only extensive single-set history of Zen Buddhism available.

As such it is an essential reference for all Zen students, teachers, and practitioners. It also has plenty to offer students of Buddhism of all traditions, especially those of Mahayana.

While not as informative as its companion: Zen Buddhism, Volume 1: A History - India and China, it does offering an extensive overview of the rise and development of Zen in Japan.

After furnishing the reader with an overview of the spiritual landscape of the Japan during the time of its incorporation of Zen, Heinrich Dumoulin examines the lives and teachings of the major figures associated with the transmission of Zen from China.

Dumoulin then traces the developments of the two major sects of Zen Buddhism as they developed and competed for recognition and authority. While many of the details fail to acknowledge recent scholarship, Dumoulin's work still manages to provide readers with a general overview of these schools.

Providing both, historical and traditional accounts and information concerning the more influential Japanese Zen masters, Dumoulin offers readers some insights into the elements that distinguish the Ch'an of China from Zen Buddhist schools of Japan.

While this book, in offers an extensive overview, it does not offer in-depth examinations, unlike Volume One, some of the out-dated material is at significant odds with recent scholarship.

Nevertheless, with all the trimmings, front and back matter of quality scholarship (notes, detailed index, glossary, etc) this second of the two-volume history of Zen offers plenty of unique material that will be welcomed by Zen students for many generations to come.
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Summary of Zen Buddhism, Volume 2: A History (Japan) (Treasures of the World's Religions)

In this second volume of his classic history Dumoulin turns his attention to the development of Zen in Japan.

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