Zen Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta: A Comparative Study of History, Philosophy, and Practice

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Zen Buddhism blossomed in China starting in the sixth century CE and spread to Japan and other Countries. Advaita Vedanta spread all over India starting in the eighth century CE because of the efforts of Shankaracharya. Both of these popular sects in the modern world, one from Mahayana Buddhism and the other from Hinduism, consider ‘non-duality’ as their main characteristic. This book makes a comprehensive comparative analysis of all aspects of Zen and Advaita Vedanta: history, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics and practice. One could harmoniously blend many aspects of their tenets in one’s practice regardless of Whether they are Buddhists or Hindus.

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About the Author

Dr. Varish Panigrahi has translated and written books and papers on Mahayana and Zen Buddhism. He completed B. Tech. Hons at IIT Kharagpur, and MS plus Ph.D. degrees at U. of Illinois, Urbana. He has worked for three decades as a technocrat in the United States.Since 1997 he has been living in Bhubaneswar where he started a software company.He is the President of KalingaZEN Advaita Mahasangha and devotes all his time to societal Development and writing.

Debi Prasad Dash completed the MA degree in Philosophy from Utkal University and worked as a Research Assistant at Kalinga ZEN Advaita Mahasangha.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Eagle Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 13 May 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1645605531
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645605539
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 313 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.4 x 21.59 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
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