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Zen

Zen is said to have been introduced to China from India by master Bodhidharma in the 6th CE. Zen (Ch'an in Chinese)is derived from the Sanskrit Dhyana (Jhana)meaning meditative absorption, and is aimed at directly perceiving one's true Buddha nature. Zen is divided into two main branches - Rinzai and Soto. Both are covered here as separate categories as well as an extensive listing of more general Zen titles.

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Featured Zen

	Master Dogen's Shobogenzo [Vol 1]
	Nishijima, Gudo Wafu and Chodo Cross
	Wisdom Price £16.99
	The first part of the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of the Shobogenzo, this essential Japanese Buddhist text, written...
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	Blue Cliff Record
	Cleary, Thomas and Cleary, J.C.
	Wisdom Price £36.09 (save 5%)
	New paperback edition. A renowned translation of the Pi Yen Lu, a collection of one hundred koans with commentaries by Chinese masters, that has been regarded as one of the...
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	Straight to the Heart of Zen
	11 Classic Koans & Their Inner Meanings
	Kapleau, Philip
	Wisdom Price £12.40 (save 20%)
	Zen talks (teishos) by Kapleau, focusing on koans that illuminate fundamental issues of spiritual life. While koans may be said...
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	Pocket Zen Reader [Pocket Classic]
	Cleary, Thomas
	Wisdom Price £4.73 (save 30%)
	A miniature compendium of Zen at its best. Contains readings on the principles, purposes and practices of Zen, and its perils, pitfalls and...
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Everyday Zen Dogen's Manuals of Zen Meditation To Meet the Real Dragon		Master Dogen's Shobogenzo [Vol 4]Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma Samurai Zen		One Robe, One Bowl Mountain Record of Zen Talks Zen Seeds

New Release Zen

	One Bird, One Stone [New Edition]
	108 Contemporary Zen Stories
	Murphy, Sean
	Wisdom Price £11.19 (save 20%)
	New edition. This book distills delightful stories from the emergence of Zen in America, drawing from the archives of major Zen...
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Essential Dogen What More Do You Want?Entangling Vines Dogen's Genjo Koan [Paperback]

Forthcoming Zen

	Zen Masters of Japan
	The Second Step East: Zen Stories Collected and Retold
	McDaniel, Richard Bryan
	Wisdom Price £17.99 (save 10%)
	Due November 2013. Zen Masters of Japan is the second book in a series that traces Zen's profoundly historic journey as it...
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