Zen in Medieval Vietnam : A Study and Translation of Thien Uyen Tap Anh (Classics in East Asian Buddhism)

By Cuong Tu Nguyen

A study and translation of a 14th-century text on the transmission of the Zen lineages in Vietnam. The author argues that there has never been a Zen tradition in Vietnam, but that Zen manifests itself in a philosophical attitude and artistic sentiments throughout religious and cultural life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824819489
• ISBN13: 9780824819484
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr
• Length: 481 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.5" x 6.8"