Thu November 6, 2014
Zen's Chinese Heritage at the Commonwealth Club
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Zen's Chinese Heritage
Andy Ferguson, Chinese Language and Literature Expert;
Author, Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 - 6:00 p.m.
Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism occupies a unique position in Chinese society. The religion’s history is deeply intertwined with Chinese philosophy and politics. How has this ancient teaching survived China’s explosion of consumerism? Are existing Chinese Chan temples true repositories of an authentic tradition, or are they empty storefronts for a philosophy forgotten or misunderstood? Andy Ferguson is the author of Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings, a large compendium of the ancient teachings of more than a hundred and fifty ancient Chan masters from China’s “Golden Age” of Chan. His other book Tracking Bodhidharma is a deep exploration of the spiritual and political origins of Chinese Chan. In that text, Ferguson demonstrates that the religion’s philosophical origins are as surprising as its history of political influence, an influence with a bizarre relationship with some of the twentieth century’s most tragic events.
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Andy Ferguson, Chinese Language and Literature Expert;
Author, Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 - 6:00 p.m.
Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism occupies a unique position in Chinese society. The religion’s history is deeply intertwined with Chinese philosophy and politics. How has this ancient teaching survived China’s explosion of consumerism? Are existing Chinese Chan temples true repositories of an authentic tradition, or are they empty storefronts for a philosophy forgotten or misunderstood? Andy Ferguson is the author of Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings, a large compendium of the ancient teachings of more than a hundred and fifty ancient Chan masters from China’s “Golden Age” of Chan. His other book Tracking Bodhidharma is a deep exploration of the spiritual and political origins of Chinese Chan. In that text, Ferguson demonstrates that the religion’s philosophical origins are as surprising as its history of political influence, an influence with a bizarre relationship with some of the twentieth century’s most tragic events.
Zen's Chinese Heritage
Andy Ferguson, Chinese Language and Literature Expert;
Author, Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 - 6:00 p.m.
Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism occupies a unique position in Chinese society. The religion’s history is deeply intertwined with Chinese philosophy and politics. How has this ancient teaching survived China’s explosion of consumerism? Are existing Chinese Chan temples true repositories of an authentic tradition, or are they empty storefronts for a philosophy forgotten or misunderstood? Andy Ferguson is the author of Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings, a large compendium of the ancient teachings of more than a hundred and fifty ancient Chan masters from China’s “Golden Age” of Chan. His other book Tracking Bodhidharma is a deep exploration of the spiritual and political origins of Chinese Chan. In that text, Ferguson demonstrates that the religion’s philosophical origins are as surprising as its history of political influence, an influence with a bizarre relationship with some of the twentieth century’s most tragic events.
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Andy Ferguson, Chinese Language and Literature Expert;
Author, Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings
Thursday, Nov 6, 2014 - 6:00 p.m.
Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism occupies a unique position in Chinese society. The religion’s history is deeply intertwined with Chinese philosophy and politics. How has this ancient teaching survived China’s explosion of consumerism? Are existing Chinese Chan temples true repositories of an authentic tradition, or are they empty storefronts for a philosophy forgotten or misunderstood? Andy Ferguson is the author of Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings, a large compendium of the ancient teachings of more than a hundred and fifty ancient Chan masters from China’s “Golden Age” of Chan. His other book Tracking Bodhidharma is a deep exploration of the spiritual and political origins of Chinese Chan. In that text, Ferguson demonstrates that the religion’s philosophical origins are as surprising as its history of political influence, an influence with a bizarre relationship with some of the twentieth century’s most tragic events.
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