{"product_id":"esoteric-zen-stephan-kigensan-licha-9789004536302","title":"Esoteric Zen: Zen and the Tantric Teachings in Premodern Japan","description":"When a Zen teacher tells you to point at your mind, which part of your body do you point at? \u003cbr\u003e According to the Japanese master Chikotsu Daie (1229-1312), you should point at the fistful of meat that is your heart. \u003ci\u003eEsoteric Zen\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that far from an outlier, Daie's understanding reflects the medieval Buddhist mainstream, in which tantric teachings and Zen were closely entwined movements that often developed within the same circles of thinkers and texts., br\/\u0026gt; Drawing on newly discovered manuscript materials, it shows how medieval practitioners constructed a unique form of Zen by drawing on tantric doctrinal discourses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephan Kigensan Licha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004536302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004536302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Stephan Kigensan Licha","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44138382852351,"sku":"9789004536302","price":138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b875dcf1-f18d-4541-8c87-0bece9b87bbf.jpg?v=1687899353","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/esoteric-zen-stephan-kigensan-licha-9789004536302","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}