The Other Side of Zen: A Social History of Soto Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan (Buddhisms Series)
Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Two light smudges on rear jacket panel, otherwise an excellent copy.
xiv, 241 pp. Popular understanding of Zen Buddhism typically involves a stereotyped image of isolated individuals in meditation, contemplating nothingness. This book presents the "other side.....