Download or read book Philosophical Meditations on Zen Buddhism written by Dale S. Wright and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-10-29 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to engage Zen Buddhism philosophically on crucial issues from a perspective that is informed by the traditions of Western philosophy and religion. It focuses on one renowned Zen master, Huang Po, whose recorded sayings exemplify the spirit of the "golden age" of Zen in medieval China, and on the transmission of these writings to the West. While deeply sympathetic to the Zen tradition, it raises serious questions about the kinds of claims that can be made on its behalf.