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Zen Conquests : Buddhist Transformations in Contemporary Vietnam /

At the tail end of the twentieth century, a monk transformed a small village temple on the outskirts of Hanoi into a monastery and meditation center called Thiền Viện Sùng Phúc--a place where monastics and lay Buddhists could learn and practice Zen meditation. In time the original temple was r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Soucy, Alexander (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2022]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 Context
  • 1 The Rise of Zen in Twentieth- Century Vietnam
  • 2 The Sùng Phúc Zen Monastery
  • Part 2 Characteristics
  • 3 Secular Buddhism
  • 4 Nationalism and Internationalism
  • Part 3 Participants
  • 5 Zen Women
  • 6 Zen Men
  • 7 Zen for All Ages
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index