Jeffrey L. Broughton and Elise Yoko Watanabe here offer a study and partial translation of Core Texts of the Son Approach ( Sonmun ch'waryo ), a Korean anthology of key texts foundational to Korean Son Buddhism, which emphasizes attaining Buddhahood through the enlightenment of one's own mind. Korean Son is much less well-known in the West than the Japanese Zen tradition; this volume acts as a comprehensive overview of the texts of the Korean branch of this influential school of East Asian Buddhism.
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Jeffrey L. Broughton and Elise Yoko Watanabe here offer a study and partial translation of Core Texts of the Son Approach ( Sonmun ch'waryo ), a Korean anthology of key texts foundational to Korean Son Buddhism, which emphasizes attaining Buddhahood through the enlightenment of one's own mind. Korean Son is much less well-known in the West than the Japanese Zen tradition; this volume acts as a comprehensive overview of the texts of the Korean branch of this influential school of East Asian Buddhism.
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