Daily Zen Library


Conception of Chan in the Zongjing Lu

Yongming Yanshou ranks among the great thinkers of the Chinese and East Asian Buddhist traditions, one whose legacy has endured for more than a thousand years. Albert Welter offers new insight into the significance of Yanshou and his major work, the Zongjing lu, by showing their critical role in the contested Buddhist and intellectual territories of the Five Dynasties and early Song dynasty China.

A very scholarly treatment.

Japanese Tool Box in Walnut

9" long x 5" wide x 3 1/2" high Art or function?  This style is based on a Japanese tool box that was made for hundreds of years.  In a smaller scale it makes a dramatic impact as the locking mechanism is a piece of cherry that slides out to ...

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