Hershock, Peter D. <br/><br/>
Public Zen, personal Zen :  a Buddhist introduction / 
Peter D. Hershock. 
 - 1 online resource (xvii, 271 pages .). 
 - Critical issues in world and international history .
 - Critical issues in world and international history. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Zen Origins -- Public Zen -- Personal Zen. 
<br/><br/> This deeply informed book introduces the basic teachings and practices of Buddhism and their spread across Asia. Peter D. Hershock explores the history of the enduring Japanese tradition of Zen-from its beginnings as a form of Buddhist thought and practice imported from China to its reinvention in medieval Japan as a force for religious, political, and cultural change to its role in Japan's embrace of modernity. He deftly blends historical detail with the felt experiences of Zen practitioners grappling with the meanings of human suffering, personal freedom, and the integration of s. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>144221614X 9781442216143 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>C0E8F0D5-F20F-4FCA-BC94-5BF8FEA26606  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Zen Buddhism--History.<br/>RELIGION--Comparative Religion.<br/>Zen Buddhism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ9262.3  / .H47 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>294.3/927