Okay, here is the translation following your instructions: Zen Outside of Zen

Author: Zhang Zhongxing
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Buddhism, Doctrines or Buddhist Philosophy, derived from a certain perspective on life (or the world) and a certain solution to life's problems. Therefore, to speak of Zen or Buddhism is like tracing the source of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers—it must begin with life. The author of this book, based on scientific common sense, starts with the path of life, then delves deeper into Buddhism, Zen, the goals of Zen, its practices, and its value and shortcomings in the philosophy of life. In the end, it also discusses its influence and the future. The book covers a broad range of knowledge, with sharp insights yet simple and easy language. After reading it, one can understand the general outline of Chinese Buddhism and grasp what Zen is—it is not as mysterious as some people claim or imagine. Zen is an important part of Chinese Buddhism and also a vital part of Chinese culture. Zen is a way of life that alleviates suffering, with the ideal of sudden enlightenment being mystical, and its practices also being mystical, difficult to convey in words. But to understand it, one must rely on verbal explanation. Traditional methods of transmission within Zen circles involve passing on the heart of Zen or preaching with the help of concepts or meditation, often resulting in difficulty of comprehension or even leading to mysticism. The author believes that Zen is a way of dealing with life's problems, and therefore it cannot be purely worldly, and it must be understandable in the language of scientific common sense. This requires looking at it from the outside of its mystical aura and discussing it from that perspective. Based on scientific common sense, the author starts with the path of life, then delves deeper into Buddhism, Zen, the goals of Zen, its practices, and its value and shortcomings in the philosophy of life, and in the end, discusses its influence and the future. The book covers a broad range of knowledge, with sharp insights yet simple and easy language. After reading it, one can understand the general outline of Chinese Buddhism and grasp what Zen is—it is not as mysterious as some people claim or imagine.