Opening a Mountain

Koans of the Zen Masters

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Opening a Mountain

Koans of the Zen Masters

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The koans in this text tell of charismatic early Zen masters who sought to demonstrate their spiritual authority by establishing new temples - a process known in the tradition as Opening a Mountain.

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Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters
January 30, 2004, Oxford University Press, USA
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Cover of: Opening a mountain
Opening a mountain: kōans of the Zen Masters
2002, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: Opening a Mountain
Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters
January 10, 2002, Oxford University Press, USA
in English

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"The cases in this chapter deal with encounters that Zen masters had with images and symbols of nature animated by supernatural properties that are reflected in popular religious beliefs."

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OL7391183M
ISBN 10
0195174348
ISBN 13
9780195174342
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308426
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