Description A comprehensive, accessible guide to the fascinating History of Zen Buddhism--including important figures, schools, foundational texts, practices, and politics.
Zen Buddhism has a storied history--Bodhidharma sitting in meditation in a cave for nine years; a would-be disciple cutting off his own arm to get the master\'s attention; the proliferating schools and intense Dharma combat of the Tang and Song Dynasties
Zen nuns and laypeople holding their own agai.
Description A comprehensive, accessible guide to the fascinating History of Zen Buddhism--including important figures, schools, foundational texts, practices, and politics