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What Is Zen?

by Alan W. Watts · 2000 · 96 pages

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What Is Zen? examines Zen's religious roots, its influence on Eastern and Western culture, its transcendent moments, and the methods of Zen meditation that are currently practiced.

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Subject
philosophy
Themes
spiritualitybuddhismreligion
Audience
adult
Length
short · 96 pages

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