Welcome to our book review site www.go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Zen Baggage
In the spring of 2006, Bill Porter traveled through the heart of China, from Beijing to Hong Kong, on a pilgrimage to sites associated with the first six patriarchs of Zen. Zen Baggage is an account of that journey. He weaves together historical background, interviews with Zen masters, and translations of the earliest known records of Zen, along with personal vignettes. Porter's account captures the transformations taking place at religious centers in China but also the abiding legacy they have somehow managed to preserve. Porter brings wisdom and humor to every situation, whether visiting ancient caves containing the most complete collection of Buddhist texts ever uncovered, enduring a six–hour Buddhist ceremony, searching in vain for the ghost in his room, waking up the monk in charge of martial arts at Shaolin Temple, or meeting the abbess of China's first Zen nunnery. Porter's previously published Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits has become recommended reading at Zen centers and universities throughout America and even in China (in its Chinese translation), and Zen Baggage is sure to follow suit.
Introduction to the History of China: A Concise Reader (volume II)
A concise and insightful journey through China's imperial dynasties. This second volume offers a unique perspective on Chinese history, focusing on the Sui, Tang, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Written by leading historians from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, this reader provides a detailed yet accessible overview of key political, cultural, and social developments. Explore the rise and fall of emperors, the evolution of political institutions, and the impact of philosophical and religious movements. Understand the complexities of China's interactions with neighboring regions and the West. This volume is perfect for students, scholars, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of China's rich and complex past. Gain a Chinese perspective on key historical events. Understand the evolution of Chinese society and culture. Explore the impact of Confucianism, Buddhism, and other belief systems. Discover the political and economic forces that shaped China's destiny.
Introduction to the History of China: A Concise Reader (volume I)
Uncover China's rich history from its ancient origins to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. Introduction to the History of China: A Concise Reader (Volume I) offers a unique perspective on the nation's complex past, researched and written by leading historians at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). Explore the political, social, and cultural transformations that shaped China, from its earliest civilizations to the eve of the 20th century. Gain insight into dynastic cycles, ethnic integration, and the evolution of Chinese society, all presented through a Chinese lens. This volume provides a concise and accessible overview for scholars, students, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this influential nation's history.
The Lankavatara Sutra
A lively and plainspoken translation of the Buddhist sutra known as the ‘holy grail of Zen’—with “plentiful notes, explanations, and study questions” (Library Journal) The first English translation of the original text used by Bodhidharma—the source upon which all Chinese Zen masters have relied ever since Having translated The Diamond Sutra and The Heart Sutra, and following with The Platform Sutra, Red Pine now turns his attention to perhaps the greatest Sutra of all. The Lankavatara Sutra is the holy grail of Zen. Zen’s First Patriarch, Bodhidharma, gave a copy of this text to his successor, Hui–k’o, and told him everything he needed to know was in this book. Passed down...
Concrete Structures in Earthquake
This book gathers 23 papers by top experts from 11 countries, presented at the 3rd Houston International Forum: Concrete Structures in Earthquake. Designing infrastructures to resist earthquakes has always been the focus and mission of scientists and engineers located in tectonically active regions, especially around the “Pacific Rim of Fire” including China, Japan, and the USA. The pace of research and innovation has accelerated in the past three decades, reflecting the need to mitigate the risk of severe damage to interconnected infrastructures, and to facilitate the incorporation of high-speed computers and the internet. The respective papers focus on the design and analysis of concrete structures subjected to earthquakes, advance the state of knowledge in disaster mitigation, and address the safety of infrastructures in general.
Building the Buddhist Revival
Between 1850 and 1966, tens of thousands of Buddhist sacred sites in China were destroyed, victims of targeted destruction, accidental damage, or simply neglect. During the same period, however, many of these sites were reconstructed, a process that involved both rebuilding material structures and reviving religious communities. Gregory Adam Scott argues that over the course of this period monastery reconstruction in China changed drastically. The power to determine whether and how a monastery would be reconstructed, and the types of activities that would be reinstated or newly introduced, began to shift from religious leaders and communities to state agencies that had a radically different set of motivations and values. Building the Buddhist Revival explores the history of Chinese Buddhist monastery reconstruction from the end of the Imperial period through the first seventeen years of the People's Republic.
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
The Nestorian Documents and Relics in China
"Chinese text": 101 p. at end.
