Zen ritual: studies of Zen Buddhist theory in practice

Rethinking ritual practice in Zen Buddhism / Dale S. Wright -- Ritual in Japanese Zen Buddhism / T. Griffith Foulk -- Chan rituals of the abbots ascending the dharma hall to preach / Mario Poceski -- Buddhist rituals for protecting the country in medieval Japan: Myoan Eisai's regulations of the...

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Contributors: Heine, Steven 1950- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Buddhism / Zen Buddhism / Ritual
B Japan / Zen Buddhism / Ritual
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Zen Buddhism Rituals
B Spiritual Life Zen Buddhism
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Summary:Rethinking ritual practice in Zen Buddhism / Dale S. Wright -- Ritual in Japanese Zen Buddhism / T. Griffith Foulk -- Chan rituals of the abbots ascending the dharma hall to preach / Mario Poceski -- Buddhist rituals for protecting the country in medieval Japan: Myoan Eisai's regulations of the Zen school / Albert Welter -- Is Dogen's Eiheiji temple Mt. Eien-tung east? Geo-ritual perspectives on the transition from Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen / Steven Heine -- Zazen as an enactment ritual / Taigen Dan Leighton -- Women and Dogen: rituals actualizing empowerment and healing -- Paula E. R. Arai -- Invocation of the sage: the ritual to glorify the emperor / Michel Mohr -- Meditation in motion: textual exegesis in the creation of ritual / David E. Riggs -- Dharma transmission in theory and practice / William M. Bodiford
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 337 S, Ill., graph. Darst., Kt, 25 cm
ISBN:0-19-530468-3
0-19-530467-5
978-0-19-530468-8
978-0-19-530467-1