Download or read book Hoofprint of the Ox written by Shengyan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Sheng-yen then expounds Chan Buddhism, recounting its centuries-old history in China and illuminating its fundamental tenets. He contemplates the nature of Buddhahood, specifies the physical and mental prerequisites for beginning Chan practice, and considers what it means to be an enlightened Chan master.".