{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-zen-sam-van-schaik-9780300221459","title":"The Spirit of Zen","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn engaging introduction to Zen Buddhism, featuring a new English translation of one of the earliest Zen texts\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leading Buddhist scholar Sam van Schaik explores the history and essence of Zen, based on a new translation of one of the earliest surviving collections of teachings by Zen masters. These teachings, titled \u003ci\u003eThe Masters and Students of the Lanka\u003c\/i\u003e, were discovered in a sealed cave on the old Silk Road, in modern Gansu, China, in the early twentieth century. All more than a thousand years old, the manuscripts have sometimes been called the Buddhist Dead Sea Scrolls, and their translation has opened a new window onto the history of Buddhism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both accessible and illuminating, this book explores the continuities between the ways in which Zen was practiced in ancient times, and how it is practiced today in East Asian countries such as Japan, China, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in the emerging Western Zen tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Van Schaik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300221452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300221459\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019","brand":"Sam Van Schaik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946407198975,"sku":"9780300221459","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8f616f23-515a-41cb-937c-83de1fe04bb4.jpg?v=1681512972","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spirit-of-zen-sam-van-schaik-9780300221459","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}