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Kalavinka Press The Essentials of Buddhist Meditation by Shramana Zhiyi Translated by Bhikshu Dharmamitra
The Essentials of Buddhist Meditation is a classic Buddhist meditation instruction manual deeply rooted in the Indian Buddhist calmingandinsight meditation tradition. Within its tradition it is the universallyacknowledged standard beginningtointermediate meditation manual one which offers perhaps the most reliable comprehensive and practicallyuseful Buddhist meditation instruction currently available in English. The author of The Essentials is the sixthcentury monk and meditation master Shramana Zhiyi (Chihi) one of the most illustrious figures in the history of Chinese Buddhism. Master Zhiyi is famous for his role in the founding of the Tiantai teachings lineage and for his authorship of a quartet of meditation manuals of which this is one. The translator of this volume is the American monk Bhikshu Dharmamitra a translator of numerous classic works from the Indian and Chinese Buddhist traditions.show more