Subtle Wisdom: Understanding Suffering, Cultivating Compassion Through Ch'an Buddhism

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Master Sheng Yen

Subtle Wisdom

Understanding Suffering, Cultivating Compassion Through Ch'an Buddhism

Master Sheng Yen

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Bantam Doubleday Dell
15 August 2014

Zen Buddhism

Master Sheng-yen, a dharma descendant from the founders of Buddhism in China, considers the concepts of suffering, enlightenment, and compassion; provides a glossary of key terms; and briefly recaps the history of Buddhism in China. But he goes beyond these issues to discuss contemporary matters and questions he has encountered in his years of teaching in the United States. Sometimes personal and always instructive, Sheng-yen's introductory work is perfect for those just coming to Buddhism, and for those who are already very familiar with the Tibetan and Zen schools.

By: Master Sheng Yen
Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 178g
ISBN: 9780385480451
ISBN 10: 0385480458
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 August 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Master Sheng-yen, a renowned teacher of Ch'an Buddhism, left his home near Shanghai at the age of thirteen to become a monk. During the period of Communist unrest, he fled to southern Taiwan and spent six years in solitary retreat. Later he continued his formal study, earning a doctorate in Buddhist literature from Rissho University in Tokyo. He has also received Dharma transmission in the two major schools of Ch'an. Sheng-yen now divides his time between New York, where he is the resident teacher at the Ch'an Meditation Center he founded, and Taipei, where he is the abbot of two monasteries.

Reviews for Subtle Wisdom: Understanding Suffering, Cultivating Compassion Through Ch'an Buddhism

Ch'an Master Sheng-yen is a great teacher and I have great confidence in his scholarship and wisdom. I feel privileged to be his friend, and admire what he has been doing for the Buddhadharma in the East as well as in the West. --Thich Nhat Hanh When I listen to Master Sheng-yen's presentation of Ch'an Buddhist teachings, my immediate and very profound feeling is that I am listening to words of wisdom from someone who is very experienced and a great practitioner. --His Holiness, the Dalai Lama