Zen Buddhism: A History (2 Volumes) Motilal Banarsidass "drew blood- from his body

"drew blood- from his body to feed five yaksas

then even the decade of life and work compressed into this anthology would be no more than a foolish undertaking or an impossible task

’’} The real deve- lopment of the Nydya philosopuy may be legitimately believed to commence with Uddyotakara

After Sri Lankan independence in 1948

although he was opposed to some of the philosophical doctrines of the official Yoga school

Zen Buddhism: A History (2 Volumes) Motilal Banarsidass "drew blood- from his bodyHardbound Edition (959 Pgs.) About The Book: Volume 1: India and China A New edition of Dumoulin's classic two volume history brings these essential reference works back to students of Zen. This new edition of vol 1, on the early years of the emergence of Zen through India and China, includes: * Notes on the new editions by James W. Heisig of the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture * A new introduction by John R. Mc Rae of Indiana University;