TY - BOOK AU - Wu,Yansheng AU - Blishen,Tony TI - Chinese Zen: a path to peace and happiness SN - 9781602201415 (hbk.) PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Better Link Press KW - Zen Buddhism KW - China N2 - ORIENTAL & INDIAN PHILOSOPHY. In "Chinese Zen," Prof. Yansheng shows how Zen, with its universal concern for the human condition, can help the individual achieve happiness and spiritual stability through a "eureka moment" of enlightenment that liberates the mind from its world of competing interests. By drawing on the vast literature of Chinese Zen Buddhism, Prof. Yansheng presents traditional Buddhist sayings, stories and dialogues that illustrate the way historical masters of Zen sought to induce their pupils to reduced inner conflict. In so doing, he allows the reader a panoramic view of the origins and development of Zen Buddhism in China and demonstrates its influence on literature in particular ER -