Tracing Back the Radiance : Chinul's Korean Way of Zen

Chinul (1158–1210) was the founder of the Korean tradition of Zen. He provides one of the most lucid and accessible accounts of Zen practice and meditation to be found anywhere in East Asian literature. __Tracing Back the Radiance,__ an abridgment of Buswell’s __Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul,__ combines an extensive introduction to Chinul’s life and thought with translations of three of his most representative works.

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Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction: The Life and Thought of Chinul I. Korean Buddhism Before Chinul II. The Life of Chinul III. Chinul 's Thought Secrets on Cultivating the Mind Straight Talk on the True Mind Excerpts from the Dharma Collection and Special Practice Record with Personal Notes: Selections I. Chinul's Preface II. Excerpts from the Dharma Collection and Special Practice Record III. Chinul 's Exposition Bibliography Index Chinul (1158-1210) was the founder of the Korean tradition of Zen. He provides one of the most lucid and accessible accounts of Zen practice and meditation to be found anywhere in East Asian literature. Tracing Back the Radiance, an abridgment of Buswell#x92;s Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul, combines an extensive introduction to Chinul#x92;s life and thought with translations of three of his most representative works