From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen

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From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen is written by Steven Heine and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 019063751X (ISBN 10) and 9780190637514 (ISBN 13).

From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen investigates the remarkable century that lasted from 1225 to 1325, during which the transformation of the Chinese Chan school of Buddhism into the Japanese Zen sect was successfully completed. Steven Heine reveals how this school of Buddhism, which started half a millennium earlier as a mystical utopian cult for reclusive monks, gained a broad following among influential lay followers in both China and Japan.