{"product_id":"zen-and-the-art-of-thomas-cleary-9781570625169","title":"Zen and the Art of Insight","description":"The Prajnaparamita (\"perfection of wisdom\") sutras are one of the great legacies of Mahayana Buddhism, giving eloquent expression to some of that school's central concerns: the perception of \u003ci\u003eshunyata\u003c\/i\u003e, the essential emptiness of all phenomena; and the ideal of the bodhisattva, one who postpones his or her own enlightenment in order to work for the salvation of all beings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Prajnaparamita literature consists of a number of texts composed in Buddhist India between 100 BCE and 100 CE. Originally written in Sanskrit, but surviving today mostly in their Chinese versions, the texts are concerned with the experience of profound insight that cannot be conveyed by concepts or in intellectual terms. The material remains important today in Mahayana Buddhism and Zen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Key selections from the Prajnaparamita literature are presented here, along with Thomas Cleary's illuminating commentary, as a means of demonstrating the intrinsic limitations of discursive thought, and of pointing to the profound wisdom that lies beyond it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Included selections from: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Scripture on Perfect Insight Awakening to Essence \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Essentials of the Great Scripture on Perfect Insight \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eTreatise on the Great Scripture on Perfect Insight \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Scripture on Perfect Insight for Benevolent Rulers \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eKey Teachings on the Great Scripture of Perfect Insight \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Questions of Suvikrantavikramin \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Cleary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570625166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570625169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.96w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 1568\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/1999 pg. 63","brand":"Thomas Cleary","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939692740863,"sku":"9781570625169","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8c1a714a-543e-4843-aae7-74b3c24096c9.jpg?v=1681442959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zen-and-the-art-of-thomas-cleary-9781570625169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}