Henry Dumoulin is a professor of philosophy and history of religion at the University of Tokyo, the author of numerous monographs and articles. for more than thirty years he has been studying culture and religion in Japan, including Zen Buddhism, the history of the emergence of Zen Buddhism, meditation traditions is explored, and aspects of early Buddhism are touched upon. The author traces the development, improvement and characteristics of Chinese, Japanese American, and European Zen Buddhism. You will become familiar with the basic concepts of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, the essence and differences of family traditions - the Five Houses - and other meditative practices and areas of Zen Buddhism. You will learn about the religious and philosophical teachings of Seng-zhao. Tao-shen. Bodhidharma. Tao-hsin and other Buddhist and Zen masters and patriarchs.