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Book Description
The great Chinese Zen masters of the 7th through 10th centuries laid the foundation for all subsequent developments within Zen Buddhism. Flowering forth magnificently during these centuries, the profound teachings of these Masters, which is given voice in the pages of this book, may be equaled by some of their spiritual descendants but it has never been surpassed. All readers seeking the spring of Zen will find in these pages the refreshing words--sometimes enigmatic and profound, sometimes practical and humorous--of the earliest exponents of the tradition.
This classic work has been compared to the writings of D. T. Suzuki in importance, and it carries the same imprint of authenticity. Additionally, however, the author--whose correspondence with Suzuki is included in the appendix of the book--reinforces several fascinating parallels between Zen and Christian mysticism by his inclusion of a masterful introduction by Thomas Merton, whose writings on Zen and Christianity are well known. All in all, The Golden Age of Zen, which traces the origins of Zen in Taoism and reflects the adamantine vision of the first T'ang masters, is a perfectly flowing study of the early history of the Zen tradition, and is destined to be an important source book on Zen for generations to come.
About the Author
Wu Ching-hsiung (1899-1986), known as John C. H. Wu, born in China, was an author, translator, lawyer, juristic philosopher, educator, and prominent Catholic layman. He was president of the Special High Court at Shanghai, vice-chairman of the Legislative Yuan's constitution drafting committee, founder of the T'ien Hsia Monthly, translator of the Psalms and the New Testament, and Chinese minister to the Holy See (1947-48).
After studying in the U.S. and Europe, he returned to China in 1924, where he became a professor of law at his alma mater in Shanghai. Within three years he was appointed principal of the School of Law. A chance reading of the autobiography of St. Theresa of Lisieux in 1937 sparked Wu's conversion to Roman Catholicism. His translations of both the Psalms and the New Testament into Chinese were received with wide acclaim. Chiang Kai-shek named Wu as the Chinese minister to the Holy See, and Wu presented his credentials to Pope Pius XII in February 1947.
In 1949, he moved to the U.S. and held posts at both the University of Hawaii and Seton Hall University. John C. W. Wu wrote and translated numerous books and articles on many subjects including religion, philosophy, and law.
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