Publication
Imprint: Boston : Wisdom Publications, c1999. Responsibility: by Master Hsing Yun ; translated by Tom Graham ; introduction by John McRae. OCLC Number: 40821064. Physical: Text : 1 volume : ix, 146 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes glossary, index, table of Chinese terms.
Call number
Meditation / Hsing
ISBN
0861711483 / 9780861711482
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Person: Hsing Yun : Xingyun .
Description: Very little has been published to date on China's rich traditions of Buddhist meditation. Inspired by the need to increase meaningful interaction between China and the West on spiritual issues, modern meditation master Hsing Yun here brings this vast legacy to life in straightforward and engaging language. Professor McRae's introduction to the world of Chinese Buddhism helps place these instructions in their wider context. -- Back Jacket
Table of Contents: Introduction / John McRea
The three trainings --
Morality
Meditation
Wisdom
Ceasing and contemplating --
The relationship between ceasing and contemplating
How ceasing and contemplating relate to other Buddhist practices
Other kinds of ceasing and contemplating in the Chinese tradition
Conclusion
The eight dhyānas --
The first four dhyanas
The second four dhyanas
Conclusion
The five contemplations.
Contemplation on uncleanness
Contemplation on compassion
Contemplation on conditioned arising
Contemplation on Buddha
Contemplation on breath
Conclusion
FY2018 /
Description: Very little has been published to date on China's rich traditions of Buddhist meditation. Inspired by the need to increase meaningful interaction between China and the West on spiritual issues, modern meditation master Hsing Yun here brings this vast legacy to life in straightforward and engaging language. Professor McRae's introduction to the world of Chinese Buddhism helps place these instructions in their wider context. -- Back Jacket
Table of Contents: Introduction / John McRea
The three trainings --
Morality
Meditation
Wisdom
Ceasing and contemplating --
The relationship between ceasing and contemplating
How ceasing and contemplating relate to other Buddhist practices
Other kinds of ceasing and contemplating in the Chinese tradition
Conclusion
The eight dhyānas --
The first four dhyanas
The second four dhyanas
Conclusion
The five contemplations.
Contemplation on uncleanness
Contemplation on compassion
Contemplation on conditioned arising
Contemplation on Buddha
Contemplation on breath
Conclusion
FY2018 /
Physical description
ix, 146 p.; 23 cm
Description
Very little has been published to date on China's rich traditions of Buddhist meditation. Inspired by the need to increase meaningful interaction between China and the West on spiritual issues, modern meditation master Hsing Yun here brings this vast legacy to life in straightforward and engaging language. Professor McRae's introduction to the world of Chinese Buddhism helps place these instructions in their wider context.
Language
Original language
Chinese
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