Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment (Suny Series in Religious Studies)
By Sung Bae Park.
Description
Buddhist Faith and Sudden Enlightenment explains how sudden enlightenment occurs through the awakening of patriarchal faith. This is the non-dual affirmation that one is already Buddha as opposed to the doctrinal, dualistic faith that one can become Buddha. The essence of the presentation is that patriarchal faith forms the basis for sudden enlightenment in Zen meditation. For the practitioner, this book establishes the Zen method of mind-cultivation on a higher level by introducing a new understanding of awakening right faith.Included is extensive material on the history of faith in Buddhi...
ISBN(s)
0873956745, 9780873956741
