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Sun-Face Buddha: The Teachings of Ma-tsu and the Hung-chou School of Ch'an
A translation of the primary materials on the life and teachings of Ma-tsu (709-788), the successor to the great sixth patriarch and the greatest Ch'an master in history, Hui-Neng (638-713). The book should be invaluable to all who wish to study the development of the Zen thought and philosophy over the course of history.
The Record of Ma-tsu (Chiang-hsi ma-tsu tao-i ch'an-shih yü-lu) on which is based the translation presented in this volume has been compiled during the Ming Dinasty (1368-1644), over a half millennium after Ma-tsu's lifetime.
156 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
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December 11, 2022
It must have been wild living in the times of Ch'an masters beating their students with sticks and grabbing their nostrils as a way to communicate incomprehensible concepts about the true nature of reality.
While many anecdotes in the book are way too obscure to understand without knowing hundreds of references they involve, there have been a good amount of deep profound bits that helped improve understanding of what Ch'an might be trying to teach.
While many anecdotes in the book are way too obscure to understand without knowing hundreds of references they involve, there have been a good amount of deep profound bits that helped improve understanding of what Ch'an might be trying to teach.
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