{"product_id":"the-buddhist-teaching-of-totality-the-philosophy-of-hwa-yen-buddhism-paperback","title":"The Buddhist Teaching of Totality: The Philosophy of Hwa Yen Buddhism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarma C. C. Chang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hwa Yen school of Mahāyāna Buddhism bloomed in China in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. Today many scholars regard its doctrines of Emptiness, Totality, and Mind-Only as the crown of Buddhist thought and as a useful and unique philosophical system and explanation of man, world, and life as intuitively experienced in Zen practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in any Western language Garma Chang explains and exemplifies these doctrines with references to both oriental masters and Western philosophers. The Buddha's mystical experience of infinity and totality provides the framework for this objective revelation of the three pervasive and interlocking concepts upon which any study of Mahāyāna philosophy must depend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing an introductory section describing the essential differences between Judeo-Christian and Buddhist philosophy, Professor Chang provides an extensive, expertly developed section on the philosophical foundations of Hwa Yen Buddhism dealing with the core concept of True Voidness, the philosophy of Totality, and the doctrine of Mind-Only. A concluding section includes selections of Hwa Yen readings and biographies of the patriarchs, as well as a glossary and list of Chinese terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRenowned for his English translation of \u003ci\u003eThe 100,000 Songs of Milarepa\u003c\/i\u003e, Garma Chen-Chi Chang was also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Zen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Teachings of Tibetan Yoga\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Mahāyāna Sūtras\u003c\/i\u003e. At the time of his death in 1988, Dr. Chang was Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at The Pennsylvania State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.22 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 1974\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755020648736,"sku":"9780271011790","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1027780174bad1ea16304c7ed3b8913f.webp?v=1780048481","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-buddhist-teaching-of-totality-the-philosophy-of-hwa-yen-buddhism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}