| Title |
Zen and the comic spirit / [by] Conrad Hyers. |
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| Publication Info. |
Philadelphia : Westminster Press [1974.] |
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[©1973] |
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| Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction
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294 H99 |
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| Description |
192 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The smile of truth -- Zen masters and clown figures -- The Buddha and the bullfrog -- The celebration of the commonplace -- Laughing at the Buddhas and abusing the Patriarchs -- The folly of the desiring self -- Socrates in China -- Getting the point of the joke -- The child of Tao. |
| Subject |
Wit and humor -- Religious aspects -- Zen Buddhism.
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Zen Buddhism -- Doctrines.
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| ISBN |
0664207057 |
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9780664207052 |
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0664249892 paperback |
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9780664249892 paperback |
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