Explores Buddhist and Zen philosophy and practice from ancient India through its developments in China and Japan to contemporary America. Attention is given to significant philosophical movements such ...

They spread first in East Asia to countries such as Vietnam, Korea and Japan. Zen is a popular form of Buddhism in all of ...

Originating in China as Chan Buddhism, it later spread to Japan, where it became known ... a martial art that integrates physical discipline with Zen philosophy. Shi Yongxin, born in 1965, has ...