Short zen koans12/24/2023 Suzuki and Alan Watts, to television series and fi lms have offered exposures of various levels of sophistication to koans. Everything from the relatively accessible presentations of East Asian Buddhism that date back half a century, written by authors like D. Whither Koans, or Wither? Current Trends and Possible New DirectionsĪppendix: Koan Case Cata log 189 Suggested Readings 193Įditor’s Preface One of the terms from the Zen Buddhist tradition most familiar to the general public in the West is “koan.” And it is not surprising that this is so. Monastic Transmission: Cases Reflecting Mythology, Monasticism, and SuccessionĦ. Personal Transformation: Cases Reflecting Doubt, Experience, and Expressionĥ. On Methods to the Madness of Koans: A New Theory of InterpretationĤ. Developmental Stages and Rhetorical Strategies: A Historical Overviewģ. Origins, Functions, and Modern Receptions of Koans: Classic and Contemporary PerspectivesĢ. Series design by Rich Hendel Printed by Sheridan Books, Inc.Įditor’s Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction: The Koan Is My Koan 1. University of Hawai‘i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources. pages cm.-(Dimensions of Asian spirituality) Includes bibliographical references. © 2014 University of Hawai‘i Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 15 14 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heine, Steven, author. Series volumes are written by distinguished scholars in the field who not only present their subject matter in historical context for the non-specialist reader, but also express their own views of the contemporary spiritual relevance of their subject matter for global citizens of the twenty-first century. Jakobsh Theravada Buddhism: The View of the Elders Asanga Tilakaratne Zen Koans Steven HeineĭIMENSIONS OF ASIAN SPIRITUALITY Douglas Berger, General Editor This series makes available short but comprehensive works on specific Asian philosophical and religious schools of thought, works focused on a specific region, and works devoted to the full articulation of a concept central to one or more of Asia’s spiritual traditions. Keenan Karma Johannes Bronkhorst Sikhism Doris R. King Dharma Alf Hiltebeitel Neo-Confucian Self-Cultivation Barry C. Hershock Korean Spirituality Don Baker Socially Engaged Buddhism Sallie B. Di m e nsions of A si a n Spi r i t ua l i t y Shinto: The Way Home Thomas P.
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