Living by Vow: A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts
- ISBN-10
- 1614290105
- ISBN-13
- 9781614290100
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 302
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-06-26
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Shohaku Okumura
Description
A Sot Zen priest and Dharma successor of Kosho Uchiyama Roshi explores eight of Zen's most essential and universal liturgical texts and explains how the chants in these works support meditation and promote a life of freedom and compassion.
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