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Urs App

Author of Master Yunmen: From the Record of the Chan Master "Gate of the Clouds"

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Urs App PhD. is a Swiss scholar of Buddhism and of the history of religions and ideas, specializing in Zen. He was, for many years, professor of Buddhism at Hana-zono University in Kyoto and associate director of the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism. He has since devoted himself to show more writing books and producing documentaries while engaging in research at various academic institutions in Asia and Europe. show less

Works by Urs App

Master Yunmen: From the Record of the Chan Master "Gate of the Clouds" (1994) 49 copies

The Birth of Orientalism (Encounters with Asia) (2010) 33 copies

Zen Master Yunmen: His Life and Essential Sayings (2018) 11 copies

The Cult of Emptiness. the Western Discovery of Buddhist Thought and the Invention of Oriental Philosophy (2012) 8 copies

Orakel der Blick in die Zukunft Museum Rietberg, Zürich 1999, Sonderausstellung zur Jahrtausendwende (1999) 3 copies

Schopenhauer's Compass. An Introduction to Schopenhauer's Philosophy and its Origins (2014) 1 copy

Richard Wagner and Buddhism (2011) 1 copy

Arthur Schopenhauer and China: A Sino-Platonic Love Affair 1 copy

Master Yunmen 1 copy

Meister Yunmen: Zen- Worte vom Wolkentor - Berg. 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1949-08-10
Gender: male
Nationality: Switzerland
Birthplace: Rorschach, Switzerland
Education: Temple University (Ph.D.|Religious Studies)
Occupations: professor
reseacher
translator
Organizations: Hanazono University, Kyoto, Japan
Swiss National Science Foundation
Scuola Italiana di Studi sull'Asia Orientale (Italian School of East Asian Studies)

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Works: 10
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Rating: 4.0

ISBNs: 13
Languages: 1

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