9. Kànhuà Meditation in Chinese Zen

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction ix
5. 1. What Is Meditation? 1
6. 2. Types of Meditation 27
7. 3. Samādhi in the Yoga Sūtras 48
8. 4. Yantra and Cakra in Tantric Meditation 71
9. 5. The History of Jaina Meditation 93
10. 6. Nām Simran in the Sikh Religion 103
11. 7. Meditation Objects in Pāli Buddhist Texts 122
12. 8. Tibetan Longevity Meditation 145
13. 9. Kànhuà Meditation in Chinese Zen 165
14. 10. Meditation in the Classical Daoist Tradition 185
15. 11. “Quiet Sitting” in Neo-Confucianism 207
16. 12. The Science of Meditation 227
17. List of Contributors 245
18. Index 247