Li Guo Bücher

Clear and illuminating commentary on one of Bodhidharma’s most important texts—designed to help Chan practitioners apply timeless and essential advice to their practiceLegend has it that more than a thousand years ago an Indian Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma arrived in China. His approach to teaching was unlike that of any of the Buddhist missionaries who had come to China before him. He confounded the emperor with cryptic dialogues, traveled the country, lived in a cave in the mountains, and eventually paved the way for a unique and illuminating approach to Buddhist teachings that would later spread across the whole of East Asia in the form of Chan—later to be known as Seon in Korean, Thien in Vietnamese, and Zen in Japanese.This book, a translation and commentary on one of Bodhidharma’s most important texts, explores Bodhidharma’s revolutionary teachings in English. Guo Gu weaves his commentary through modern and relatable contexts, showing that this centuries-old wisdom is just as crucial for life now as it was when it first came to be. Masterfully translated and accompanied by helpful insights to supplement daily practice, The Essence of Chan is the perfect guide for those new to Chan, those returning, or those who have been practicing for years.

Focusing on the unique genre of tanci, this book explores the narratives crafted by educated women in China from the seventeenth to early twentieth centuries. It examines how these works reflect themes of gender, nationalism, and political activism, particularly in the context of the Taiping Rebellion and its aftermath. Through the lens of warfare and social upheaval, the study highlights the significant contributions of women writers to literature and their role in shaping cultural discourse during a transformative period in Chinese history.

The classic thirteenth-century collection of Zen koans with one of the most accessible commentaries to date, from a Chinese Zen teacher. Gateways to awakening surround us at every moment of our lives. The whole purpose of kōan (gong’an, in Chinese) practice is to keep us from missing these myriad opportunities by leading us to certain gates that have traditionally been effective for people to access that marvelous awakening. The forty-eight kōans of the Gateless Barrier (Chinese: Wumenguan; Japanese: Mumonkan) have been waking people up for well over eight hundred years. Chan teacher Guo Gu provides here a fresh translation of the classic text, along with the first English commentary by a teacher of the Chinese tradition from which it originated. He shows that the kōans in this text are not mere stories from a distant past, but are rather pointers to the places in our lives where we get stuck—and that each sticking point, when examined, can become a gateless barrier through which we can enter into profound wisdom.

The volume focuses on theoretical and computational approaches and involves areas such as simulation-based engineering and science, integrated computational materials engineering, mechanics, material science, manufacturing processes, and other specialized areas. Most importantly, the state-of-the-art progress in developing predictive theoretical, computational and experimental approaches for additive manufacturing is summarized.

Our natural awakening—or buddha-nature—is inherent within all of us and waiting to be realized. Buddha-nature has the qualities of both silence and illumination, and by working with silent illumination meditation you can find your own awakening. Distinguished Chan Buddhist teacher Guo Gu introduces you to the significance and methods of this practice through in-depth explanations and guided instructions. To help establish a foundation for realizing silent illumination, he has translated twenty-five teachings from the influential master Hongzhi Zhengjue into English, accompanied by his personal commentary. This book will be an indispensable resource for meditators interested in beginning or deepening their silent illumination practice.

Drawing on narrative sources, literature, and art, this essay purviews sports and sporting events in Mamluk Cairo through a case study of one particular game, the qabaq horseback archery. It then discusses the use of sporting events in Mamluk celebratory rites from the perspective of power, performance, and production of pleasure. Li Guo (PhD, 1994, Yale University) is Professor and Director of The Program in Arabic Language and Culture, The Department of Classics, University of Notre Dame (Indiana, 46556, USA; lguo@nd. edu). He is the author of Early Mamluk Syrian Historiography: al-Yunini’s Dhayl Mir’at al-zaman (Brill, 1998), Commerce, Culture, and Community in a Red Sea Port in the Thirteenth Century: The Arabic documents from Quseir (Brill, 2004), and The Performing Arts in Medieval Islam: Shadow play and popular poetry in Ibn Daniyal’s Mamluk Cairo (Brill, 2012).

Metody pěstování života (jang-šeng-fa) tvoří odedávna součást čínského lékařství. V dávných časech se dokonce považovaly za ještě důležitější nežli samotné léčení, protože jejich provádění a dodržování bylo chápáno jako nejlepší způsob prevence vůči nemocem. Jsou praktickým ztělesněním hlavní zásady čínské medicíny – léčit nemoc ještě předtím, než vůbec vznikla. Do pěstování života patří kromě celé řady fyzických, dechových a mentálních cvičení především celkové sladění našeho životního způsobu s koloběhem přírodních ročních cyklů, výběr správné stravy a duševní zklidnění a očista. Čili moderním jazykem řečeno, zdravý životní styl. Dr. Guo Li, která má bohaté zkušenosti z více než třicetileté praxe čínské medicíny, nás v této knize seznamuje s hlavními zásadami a postupy starých čínských praktik v každodenním životě. Vedle návodů a praktických cvičení jsou vítaným doplňkem desítky receptů na přípravu zdravých pokrmů z čínské kuchyně. Všem zájemcům o zdravý životní styl se tímto dostává do rukou užitečná příručka, která pomáhá aktivním způsobem přispět ke zlepšení a udržení vlastního zdraví. Překlad z čínštiny, celkovou redakci textu a poznámkový aparát připravil Vladimír Ando. Podklady pro kapitoly V, V. 1 a V. 2 zpracovaly Veronika Zikmundová, Viktorija Bessenyey a Katarína Feriančíková.