Ebook: Practical Buddhism

PRACTICAL BUDDHISM
In this book, Lu K'uan Yii (Charles Luk), a foremost exponent
of Chinese Buddhist thought, presents a very clear outline of the
Buddha's doctrine from the point of view of both the Hinayana and
Mahayana schools in China, together with various methods of meditation
and practice. He gives the experiences of two modern Buddhists
in the Vest who have achieved spiritual awakening.
Part II recounts the story of the third Ch'an Patriarch of China,
Seng Ts'an, and how he experienced enlightenment. There is a
beautiful translation of his poem: "Have Faith in Your ?find." This
is followed in Part III by a form of kung an (koan) which consists of
giving shouts as demonstrated by Ch'an ?laster Chi Ch'eng. The
last section of the book describes the life and training of Ch'an
Master Han Shan and his final realization of enlightenment.
Lu K'uan Yii was born in Canton in 1898. His first ?laster was
the Hutuktu of Sikang, an enlightened Great Lama. His second
Master was the Venerable Chan ?laster Hsu Ysu Yun, the Dharmasuccessor
of all five Ch'an sects of China. Lu K'uan Yii now lives in
Hongkong and devotes himself to presenting as many Chinese Buddhist
texts as possible. His other books include Clz'an and Zen Teaching,
and The Secrets of Chinese Meditation.