Just this is it : Dongshan and the practice of suchness / Taigen Dan Leighton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leighton, Taigen Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liangjie, 807-869--Teachings.

Liangjie.

Liangjie, 807-869.

Caodong (Sect).

Teachings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 285 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Shambhala, 2015.

Summary:

"Teachings on the practice of things-as-they-are, through commentaries on a legendary Chinese Zen figure. The ninth-century Tang dynasty Chinese master Dongshan is an important ancestor of the Zen tradition that has spread widely throughout the world in the twentieth century. He features prominently in koan texts and teaching stories, but he's not been written about or translated much in English yet. Dan Leighton comes to the rescue with this excellent book that takes the texts and teachings attributed to Dongshan, as well as the teaching stories and koan cases about him, and provides commentary for understanding the teaching of the House of Caodong he's associated with, particularly as it relates to "suchness"--tathata, the absolute and true nature inherent in all appearance--focusing on the practical relevance of the teachings Dongshan represents to the practice and life of us folks today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 The Search for Suchness

1 Nonsentient Beings Expounding Dharma 19

2 Depicting This Reality 33

3 Yunyan's Journey to Suchness 49

Part 2 Teachings of Suchness

4 No Grass for Ten Thousand Miles 71

5 Beyond Heat or Cold 83

6 The White Rabbit 101

7 The Bird's Path 111

8 On the Mountaintop 123

9 A Person of Suchness 135

10 Always Close 145

11 Caring for the One Not Ill 157

Part 3 The Fivefold Suchness

12 The Jewel Mirror Samadhi 167

13 The Five Degrees 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611802283

1611802288

OCLC:

881437056

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