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Like Cats and Dogs - Contesting the Mu Koan in Zen Buddhism (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,079
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Like Cats and Dogs - Contesting the Mu Koan in Zen Buddhism (Hardcover): Steven Heine

Like Cats and Dogs - Contesting the Mu Koan in Zen Buddhism (Hardcover)

Steven Heine

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A koan is a narrative or dialogue used to provoke the "great doubt" and test a student's progress in Zen practice. The Mu Koan consists of a brief conversation in which a monk asks master Zhaozhou Congshen whether or not a dog has Buddha-nature. The reply is Mu: literally, ''No.'' This case is widely considered to be the single best known and most widely circulated and transmitted koan record of the Zen school of Buddhism. The Mu Koan is especially well known for the intense personal experiences it offers those seeking an existential transformation from anxiety to spiritual illumination. Steven Heine demonstrates that the Gateless Gate version, preferred by Dahui and so many other key-phrase advocates, does not by any means constitute the final word concerning the meaning and significance of the Mu Koan. Another impact version has been the Dual Version, which is the ''Yes-No'' rendition to the Mu Koan. Like Cats and Dogs offers critical insight and a new historical perspective on ''the koan of koans.''

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2013
First published: November 2013
Authors: Steven Heine (Professor of Religious Studies and History Director of Asian Studies)
Dimensions: 238 x 162 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-983728-1
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Zen Buddhism
Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism > Zen Buddhism
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LSN: 0-19-983728-7
Barcode: 9780199837281

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