1st Edition
Principles of Zen Training for Educational Settings Pedagogical Insights, the Kwan Um School of Zen, and Transnational Korean Buddhism
By Hugh Schuckman
Copyright 2025
248 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book provides insights into new developments and persistent traditions in Zen teacher training and education through the use of historical archival research and original interviews with living Zen Masters. It argues that some contemporary Euro-American social values of gender equality, non-discrimination, rationality, ecumenicism and democracy permeate not only the organizational aspects of... Read more
List of Illustrations
Conventions
Acknowledgements & Credits
Introduction
1. Transnational Zen Teacher Codes of Conduct
2. Traditional Meditation, Global Metaphors
4. Ecumenical Kong-an Practice
6. Student-Centered Dharma Talks
7. Multi-Cultural Retreat Practice
10. Conclusion: Transnational Zen, Educational and Curricular Potentials
Appendix A: Interview Schedule and Biographical Sketches of Interviewees
Works Cited
Index
Biography
Hugh Erik Schuckman is an Associate Professor of Religion, Education, and Rhetoric at University of Utah Asia Campus.
