TY - BOOK AU - Hershock,Peter D. TI - Public Zen, personal Zen: a Buddhist introduction T2 - Critical issues in world and international history SN - 144221614X AV - BQ9262.3 .H47 2014 U1 - 294.3/927 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Lanham PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Zen Buddhism KW - History KW - RELIGION KW - Comparative Religion KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Zen Origins -- Public Zen -- Personal Zen N2 - 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 UR - http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1655575 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10850227 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=726068 UR - https://www.overdrive.com/search?q=C0E8F0D5-F20F-4FCA-BC94-5BF8FEA26606 UR - https://samples.overdrive.com/public-zen-personal?.epub-sample.overdrive.com UR - http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/1873-1/{C0E8F0D5-F20F-4FCA-BC94-5BF8FEA26606}Img100.jpg UR - https://hclib.overdrive.com/media/C0E8F0D5-F20F-4FCA-BC94-5BF8FEA26606 UR - http://0-search.ebscohost.com.librarycatalog.vts.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=726068 ER -