The Spirit of Zen

Name: The Spirit of Zen
ISBN: 9780802130563

Alan Watts

136 pages · about 2 hours
First published 1936
19 editions

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1 About this book

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Good for readers who want: Buddhism and a short read.

Zen Buddhism
Buddhism
Zen
Buddhism, japan
Buddhism, china
Essence, genius

2 About Alan Watts

1915–1973

Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British and American writer, speaker, and "philosophical entertainer", known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience. Watts gained a following while working as a volunteer programmer at the KPFA radio station in Berkeley, California.

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