How Long to Read Love, Rōshi

How Long Does it Take to Read Love, Rōshi?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 44 minutes to read Love, Rōshi by Helen J. Baroni

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Robert Baker Aitken’s correspondence with Buddhist sympathizers and solo practitioners reveals a significant, little-understood aspect of American Buddhism. Love, Roshi explores the relationship between Robert Baker Aitken (1917–2010), American Zen teacher and author, and his distant correspondents, individuals drawn to Zen teachings and practice through books. Aitken, founder of the Honolulu Diamond Sangha, promoted Zen to a wide audience in works such as Taking the Path of Zen and The Mind of Clover. Aitken’s twentieth-century American Zen valued social justice and was compatible with work and family life. Helen J. Baroni makes use of Aitken’s extensive correspondence preserved in an archive at the University of Hawaii to provide a window to view the beliefs and practices of the least-studied—and a difficult to study—segment of the Western Buddhist community, Buddhist sympathizers and solo practitioners. The book looks at the concerns of these correspondents, which included questions on meditation, dealing with isolation as a Buddhist, finding teachers and disillusion with teachers, and being a Buddhist in prison, among a myriad of other matters. The writers’ letters reveal much about their notion of Zen and their image of a “Zen master.” Coverage of Aitken’s responses provides insight into the accommodation of solo practitioners and into the development of a particular strain of American Buddhism. Helen J. Baroni is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. She is the author of Iron Eyes: The Life and Teachings of Ōbaku Zen Master Tetsugen Dōkō, also published by SUNY Press.

How long is Love, Rōshi?

Love, Rōshi by Helen J. Baroni is 218 pages long, and a total of 56,244 words.

This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 69% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Love, Rōshi Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 7 minutes to read Love, Rōshi aloud.

What Reading Level is Love, Rōshi?

Love, Rōshi is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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