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The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism Hardcover - 2000
by Steven Heine (Editor); Dale S. Wright (Editor)
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ANY DISCUSSION of koans in the history of East Asian Buddhism needs to start with a definition of the word "koan" itself, for although the word has entered into relatively common English usage, few people have a clear idea of what it refers to, and ambiguities remain even in scholarly studies.
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- Title The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism
- Author Steven Heine (Editor); Dale S. Wright (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, US
- Date 2000-04-20
- ISBN 9780195117486 / 0195117484
- Weight 1.59 lbs (0.72 kg)
- Dimensions 9.36 x 6.36 x 1.05 in (23.77 x 16.15 x 2.67 cm)
- Reading level 1880
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- Religious Orientation: Buddhist
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects Koan
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99023112
- Dewey Decimal Code 294.392
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