{"product_id":"in-search-of-clarity-essays-on-translation-and-tiantai-buddhism-paperback","title":"In Search of Clarity: Essays on Translation and Tiantai Buddhism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul L. Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(c) Chisokudo Publications 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Search of Clarity\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays, written over a period of more than thirty years, on the Chinese Buddhism of Tiantai Zhiyi and the challenge of translating Chinese Buddhist texts into English. It is meant as a supplementary collection to the author's recent publication \u003cem\u003eClear Serenity, Quiet Insight\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), a 3-volume annotated translation and study of the \u003cem\u003eMohe zhiguan\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most influential texts of Chinese Buddhism. This text, and the teachings and practices expounded therein, were of crucial importance for the later development of Buddhist traditions such as that of Chan\/Zen, Pure Land, and Nichiren Buddhism. The collection also contains essays on the art of translation, a Buddhist take on consciousness and free will, and speculations on the wall-contemplation of Bodhidharma.\u003cbr\u003eAlso available as an Apple iBook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48453234524381,"sku":"9781726854313","price":27.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/pPD_C7_qZL9781726854313.webp?v=1787889174","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/in-search-of-clarity-essays-on-translation-and-tiantai-buddhism-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}