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Footprints in the Snow
By Chan Master Sheng Yen In this landmark memoir, a renowned Buddhist master traces his spiritual journey against the panoramic story of China from the precommunist era to the present. Master Sheng Yen has devoted much of his life to spreading the teachings of Chinese Buddhism — a practice that antedates the more familiar Japanese and Tibetan traditions — throughout the world. He became known in the United States after he began founding meditation centers here in 1980. Now in his late seventies, he tells the remarkable story of his life and spiritual education in Footprints in the Snow. From descriptions of the private world of Buddhist masters to first-hand accounts of Chinese history, it is a rare document that is both an important look at China’s past and a compelling spiritual journey across a lifetime. Master Sheng Yen’s story is of a life lived in the last years of the Republic of China, the Sino-Japanese War, and the founding of the People’s Republic of China. An eye-opening slice of modern history as well as an authoritative introduction to an ancient religious tradition, Footprints in the Snow will appeal to spiritual seekers, travelers who want to understand more about Chin
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BOOKS BY CHAN MASTER SHENG YEN
FAITH IN MIND
Issue Date 2015/10/1
The Supreme Way is not difficult If only you do not pick and choose. Neither love nor hate,
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THE WORLD OF CHAN
Issue Date 2015/1/3
This book is a collection of 29 articles. Most of them are edited transcripts of the lectures by Chan master Cheng Yen given both in the East
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CHAN AND ENLIGHTENMENT
Issue Date 2014/2/1
"This book is not Chan itself, but it attempts to convey the readers some of the messages about Chan. " The author of the book, Chan
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THINGS PERTAINING TO BODHI
Issue Date 2010/1/1
The Thirty-seven Aids to Enlightenment are a set of fundamental teachings of Buddhism in the form of a list.
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SHATTERING THE GREAT DOUBT
Issue Date 2009/1/1
Huatou is a skillful method for breaking through the prison of mental habits into the spacious mind of enlightenment.
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FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW
Issue Date 2008/1/1
In this landmark memoir, a renowned Buddhist master traces his spiritual journey against the panoramic story of China from the pre-
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THE METHOD OF NO-METHOD
Issue Date 2008/1/1
Here is a spiritual practice uncomplicated enough for anyone to learn, yet rich enough to be worked with for a lifetime.
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