SO TO ZEN - Shasta Abbey

Zen Buddhism and the West 93The Essentials of Buddhist Philosophy by the late Dr.Takakusu was the text for a series of lectures he gave at HawaiiUniversity. The book is very useful, but unfortunately thesection on Zen is incomplete. Mr. PetzoldÕs On Buddhist Meditation,published by the Asiatic Society, largely concernsTendai meditation, but its references to the meditation of Zenare most interesting. Recently, Professor Burtt compiled a bookentitled The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha to whichhe added his own comments. Although much space is devotedto the Pure Land Teaching, also included are the Òno-mindÓ ofZen, the sudden enlightenment of Shen-hui (J. ShinÕe), thek‡an of Nan-chÕüan (J. Nansen), etc. There is much elseworthy of mention in regard to studies on Zen in the West, butunfortunately it cannot be explored here because of limitationsof space. [This chapter has information that was current in1960. A great deal has changed in the last half of the twentiethcentury with Buddhist teachings and practice in the West, butthe chapter is included here for historical reference. EditorÕsnote.]