{"id":1612,"date":"2021-08-05T08:51:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T08:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2022-02-17T13:26:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T13:26:29","slug":"best-books-on-zen-buddhism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/best-books-on-zen-buddhism\/","title":{"rendered":"Awakening through Enlightenment: 11 Books on Zen Buddhism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Best books on Zen Buddhism, to learn Zen Buddhist meditation, Zazen and Koan explanation from Zen masters as well as books about history of Zen Buddhism <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Buddhism is often not easily understood in the West, for its stark difference<\/strong> from the Mediterranean idea of Monotheistic Religions. Nonetheless, some of its branches spread to the West as early as the late 19th century through painstaking efforts, and Japanese Zen Buddhism is the most successful<\/strong> one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many think Zen Buddhism is Japanese, but its deepest roots are Indian and China is where it evolved<\/strong> independently for centuries before reaching anywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main reason for the success of Zen Buddhism lies in its organizational structures (especially true for the 3 main Japanese Zen schools) and its focus on effective meditation practices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the word Zen itself eventually comes from the Sanskrit word<\/strong> dhy\u0101na<\/em>, meaning meditation. Another signature characteristic of Zen is resorting to Koan<\/em>, debate-provoking stories or dialogues with a certain deal of nonsense or obscurity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article on best books on Zen Buddhism practice is made of 3 sections: the first one is Zen Buddhism history books, the second one is on Zen practice, the third one is a selection of Koan collections<\/strong>.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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