The renowned scholar Heinrich Dumoulin traces the development of Zen and the concept of enlightenment from its origins in India through its development in China to its fruition in Japan
Heinrich Dumoulin (1905 - 1995) was one of the world's leading scholars of Zen and Buddhism. He was for many years Profeeor of Philosophy and History of Religions at Sophia University in Japan.
“A lucid and illuminating presentation of the essential nature of
Zen by an outstanding scholar. This book is an invaluable bridge
between East and West.”—Masao Abe, author of Zen and Western
Thought
"This book not only makes for instructive and valuable reading, it
is also clearly and beautifully written."—Gershom Scholem, author
of Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism
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