Venerable Myokyo-Ni

Broschiertes Buch

Towards Wholeness

Translations and Commentaries

Beschreibung

Nineteen essays by the influential Zen thinker Myokyo-ni, describing Zen practice in an accessible and clear-minded way.

Autor

The Venerable Myokyo-ni (1921-2007) whose name means 'mirror of the subtle nun', was born Irmgard Schloegl in Leitersdorf, Austria. She came to England in 1950, where she lectured in mineralogy at Imperial College, London. After becoming interested in Buddhism she joined the Zen class at the Buddhist Society. In 1960 she travelled to Japan and underwent Zen training at Daitokuji in Kyoto. She was ordained as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist nun in 1984. She later became head of the Zen Centre in London, and wrote a number of influential books describing Zen practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Global Book Sales
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 193mm x 130mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780901032492
• ISBN-10: 0901032492
• Artikelnr.: 51008054