{"product_id":"zen-baggage-bill-porter-9781582435404","title":"Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China","description":"In the spring of 2006, Bill Porter traveled through the heart of China, from Beijing to Hong Kong, on a pilgrimage to sites associated with the first six patriarchs of Zen. \u003ci\u003eZen Baggage\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of that journey. He weaves together historical background, interviews with Zen masters, and translations of the earliest known records of Zen, along with personal vignettes. Porter's account captures the transformations taking place at religious centers in China but also the abiding legacy they have somehow managed to preserve. Porter brings wisdom and humor to every situation, whether visiting ancient caves containing the most complete collection of Buddhist texts ever uncovered, enduring a six-hour Buddhist ceremony, searching in vain for the ghost in his room, waking up the monk in charge of martial arts at Shaolin Temple, or meeting the abbess of China's first Zen nunnery. Porter's previously published \u003ci\u003eRoad to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits\u003c\/i\u003e has become recommended reading at Zen centers and universities throughout America and even in China (in its Chinese translation), and \u003ci\u003eZen Baggage\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to follow suit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582435405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582435404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Bill Porter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042384441599,"sku":"9781582435404","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_917748d8-8190-4da7-b10b-7be1cff400ba.jpg?v=1684961199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zen-baggage-bill-porter-9781582435404","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}