Author: Chen-hua
Title: IN SEARCH OF THE DHARMA. Memoirs of a Modern Chinese Buddhist Pilgrim.
Description: Albany, State University of New York Press, 1992. 1st edition 292 pp. Pb. This is the first and only book in English on modern Chinese Buddhism written by a practicing Chinese monk. Chen-hua provides a rare eyewitness account of Chinese monastic life and Buddhist practices before they were changed forever by the Communist revolution. Following century-old traditions of Ch’an monks, Chen-hua made prilgrimages to all the major monasteries and holy sites, and sought instruction from many famous masters. His ordination at Pao-hua; Buddha recitation weeks at Ling-yen; scriptural studies at T’ien-ning; and a pilgrimage to P’u-t’o, the sacred island of Kuan-yin, are some of the highlights of this candid and perceptive book. The Introduction by Chun-fang Yu places the work in a historical perspective. Cover edge discoloured. Otherwise very nice and clean copy.

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