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Title: The Oral Transmissions of the 52 Soto Zen Buddhist Ancestors

Subtitle: An Overview

Author: Marilynn Hughes

Narrator: Dave Wright

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-19-13

Publisher: The Out-of-Body Travel Foundation!

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

Shakyamuni Buddha founded the path of the successive 52 Soto Zen Ancestors when he awakened to the Way. The transmissions of the teachings to the 52 Ancestors in Zen Buddhist Tradition were never meant to reach the eyes of laymen. The Denkoroku: The Record of the Transmission of Light was originally written only for the eyes of Zen monks.

Shasta Abbey's late Abbess, Jiyu Kennett, who translated the text into English often said that the long sentences used in Zen would likely annoy Americans. But she made the decision to share some of the deeper teachings of Zen with the lay public even if they were unable to penetrate into the deeper meaning of the words. This audiobook gives you an overview and insight into a subject otherwise only understood through lengthy study. (For more info - www.outofbodytravel.org)

Members Reviews:

Typos, Irrelevant Uppercase, and Repetition

This book was a complete and total waste of money. It shows up in searches because it refers to several prominent authors. It's full of typographical errors, misspellings, constant repetition of the same sentence (my guess is to bulk up the content), and capital letters in places where it makes absolutely no sense. I regret the purchase of this book and actually put it in the recycling. It's a waste even to give it to the library.