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When Buddhists Attack: The Curious Relationship Between Zen and the Martial Arts Hardback - 2012
by Mann, Jeffrey K
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- Title When Buddhists Attack: The Curious Relationship Between Zen and the Martial Arts
- Author Mann, Jeffrey K
- Binding Hardback
- Edition Hardcover with J
- Condition New
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Periplus Editions
- Publication date 2012
- Bookseller's Inventory # 1-4805312300
- ISBN 9784805312308 / 4805312300
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.6 x 5.2 x 1 in (19.30 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
- Category Philosophy
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012006359
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.815
- Quantity available 1
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Summary
Film, television and popular fiction have long exploited the image of the serene Buddhist monk who is master of the deadly craft of hand-to-hand combat. While these media overly romanticize the relationship between a philosophy of non-violence and the art of fighting, When Buddhists Attack: the Curious Relationship Between Zen and the Martial Arts shows this link to be nevertheless real, even natural.
Exploring the origins of Buddhism and the ethos of the Japanese samurai, university professor and martial arts practitioner Jeffrey Mann traces the close connection between the Buddhist way of compassion and the way of the warrior. This book serves as a basic introduction to the history, philosophy, and current practice of Zen as it relates to the Japanese martial arts. It examines the elements of Zen that have found a place in budo—the martial way—such as zazen, mushin, zanshin and fudoshin, then goes on to discuss the ethics and practice of budo as modern sport. Offering insights into how qualities integral to the true martial artist are interwoven with this ancient religious philosophy, this book will help practitioners reconnect to an authentic spiritual discipline of the martial arts.
Exploring the origins of Buddhism and the ethos of the Japanese samurai, university professor and martial arts practitioner Jeffrey Mann traces the close connection between the Buddhist way of compassion and the way of the warrior. This book serves as a basic introduction to the history, philosophy, and current practice of Zen as it relates to the Japanese martial arts. It examines the elements of Zen that have found a place in budo—the martial way—such as zazen, mushin, zanshin and fudoshin, then goes on to discuss the ethics and practice of budo as modern sport. Offering insights into how qualities integral to the true martial artist are interwoven with this ancient religious philosophy, this book will help practitioners reconnect to an authentic spiritual discipline of the martial arts.
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