{"product_id":"chan-whip-anthology-jeffrey-l-broughton-9780190200725","title":"Chan Whip Anthology: A Companion to Zen Practice","description":"Jeffrey L. Broughton offers an annotated translation of the \u003cem\u003eWhip for Spurring Students Onward Through the Chan Barrier Checkpoints\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eChanguan cejin\u003c\/em\u003e), which he abbreviates to \u003cem\u003eChan Whip\u003c\/em\u003e. This anthology, compiled by Yunqi Zhuhong (1535-1615), has served as a Chan handbook in both China and Japan since its publication in 1600. To characterize the \u003cem\u003eChan Whip\u003c\/em\u003e as \"late Ming Chan\" is inaccurate-in fact, it is a survey of virtually the entirety of Chan literature, running from the late 800s (Tang dynasty) to about 1600 (late Ming). The Chan extracts, the bulk of the book, are followed by a short section of extracts from Buddhist canonical works (showing Zhuhong's adherence to the \"convergence of Chan and the teachings\"). The Chan extracts deliberately eschew abstract discussions of theory in favor of autobiographical narratives, anecdotal sketches, exhortations, sermons, sayings, and letters that deal very frankly-sometimes humorously-with the concrete ups and downs of lived practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecent decades have seen the publication in English of a number of handbooks on Zen practice by contemporary East Asian masters. The \u003cem\u003eChan Whip\u003c\/em\u003e, though 400 years old, is as invaluable to today's practitioners as these modern works. The scholarly literature on Chan until now has focused on the Tang and Song dynasties-by giving us in addition the sayings of Yuan- and Ming-dynasty masters this translation fills a gap in that literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey L. Broughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190200723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190200725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Jeffrey L. Broughton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946236674303,"sku":"9780190200725","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_32363202-1cb9-4c80-9263-3589687ce156.jpg?v=1681512160","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chan-whip-anthology-jeffrey-l-broughton-9780190200725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}