Pointing at the Moon

Author: Alexander Holstein
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462901085
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
This collection of Zen koans with extensive commentary will be of great interests to followers of Zen Buddhism. People around the world value the mind-cleansing, spiritually uplifting benefit to be gained through the practice of Cha'an (Zen) Buddhism. Central to Zen is the enigmatic koan (kung-an), a kind of riddle used by masters to shock their students into greater awareness. In this timeless collection from Chinese masters, translations of 100 of these question-and-answer riddles are presented. Each koan is followed by the author's commentary, which provides fascinating insight into the background and deeper meanings of the koans. Pointing at the Moon contains zen koeans from the following four treatises of the Zen tradition: A Selection From the Five Books of the Zen Masters' Sayings The Light of the Zen Sayings Recorded in the Year if Developing Virtue The Zen Sayings Recorded During the Moonlit Meditation An Anthology if Zen Sayings Enhanced by the 85 beautifully sketched Chinese brush paintings, Pointing at the Moon is a text certain to stimulate and challenge anyone interested in learning more about Zen and its tradition of spiritual enlightenment.

Revolution and Tradition in Tientsin, 1949-1952

Author: Kenneth Lieberthal
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804710442
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
A Stanford University Press classic.

Why Snails Have Shells

Author:
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824815059
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
Twenty traditional tales from such ethnic groups in China as Mongol, Tibetan, Yao, Han, and Miao.

Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe

Author: Frederik L. Schodt
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
ISBN: 1611720095
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Looks at Professor Risley's introduction of the Western-style circus to Japan in 1864 and his subsequent tours of the country with the Imperial Japanese Troupe of acrobats, an encounter that opened both cultures to one another.

Basic Mandarin Chinese - Speaking & Listening Practice Book

Author: Cornelius C. Kubler
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462919324
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 355

Book Description
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Hua Mu-lan Ti Ku Shih

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781878217011
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A bilingual folktale, based on a poem from the Song Dynasty, in which a young girl disguises herself as a man and leads the army of China to victory against the enemy.

博雅汉语听说·中级冲刺篇I

Author: 李晓琪主编
Publisher: BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : zh-CN
Pages : 306

Book Description
本书共分8课，分别为中国人的姓名、真正的朋友、宜居之地、地球人的担忧、音乐的魅力、挑战、我的同事、学汉语的苦恼。

Chinese New Year

Author: Alice K. Flanagan
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756504793
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Describes the events that take place during the Chinese New Year and explains how it is celebrated.

The Spring of Butterflies and Other Folktales of China's Minority Peoples

Author: Neil Philip
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
A collection of fourteen tales from the Tibetan, Thai, Uighur, Bai, and other non-Chinese people living in China.

Language and Social Change in China

Author: Qing Zhang
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134610564
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Language and Social Change in China: Undoing Commonness through Cosmopolitan Mandarin offers an innovative and authoritative account of the crucial role of language in shaping the sociocultural landscape of contemporary China. Based on a wide range of data collected since the 1990s and grounded in quantitative and discourse analyses of sociolinguistic variation, Qing Zhang tracks the emergence of what she terms “Cosmopolitan Mandarin” as a new stylistic resource for a rising urban elite and a new middle-class consumption-based lifestyle. The book powerfully illuminates that Cosmopolitan Mandarin participates in dismantling the pre-reform, socialist, conformist society by bringing about new social distinctions. Rich in cultural and linguistic details, the book is the first of its kind to highlight the implications of language change on the social order and cultural life of contemporary China. Language and Social Change in China is ideal for students and scholars interested in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, and Chinese language and society.