The Chan Handbook

The Chan Handbook
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Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
Total Pages : 131
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ISBN-10 : 9781601030207
ISBN-13 : 1601030207
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Book Synopsis The Chan Handbook by : Hsuan Hua

Download or read book The Chan Handbook written by Hsuan Hua and published by Buddhist Text Translation Society. This book was released on 2012-10-27 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not everyone is fortunate enough to attend a meditation retreat with a Chan master, yet everyone can benefit from this handbook that explains the essential principals of chan meditation as taught by the late Tripitika Master Hsuan Hua, former instructor at Nan Hua Monastery in Canton, China, the bodhimanda of the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng. Compiled from Chinese and translated into English, these talks span a 40 year period during retreats in China and America. Topics covered include - What are the benefits of meditation? - How do we sit in meditation? - What are the states of meditation? - How do we reach nirvana? - What is absolute enlightenment?


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