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A Handful of Zen

by Camden Benares

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Zen stories and Zen questions have convinced millions that there is something to Zen, though that something can seem maddeningly elusive and obscurely mystical. This title provides insight into the Zen art of self-examination.

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Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 294.3927 — Religion Other religions Religions of Indic origin Buddhism Buddhism - Branches and schools Mahayana Buddhism Zen Buddhism

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Published: 1990
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 294.3927

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