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The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma by Guo Gu

The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma runs 3.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Daniel Henning (about 2.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.4listening hrs
World Religionsstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 3.4 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 4,755 World Religions audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma is an audiobook by Guo Gu: a 3.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Daniel Henning, released July 11, 2023, on the World Religions and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.4 hrs
Narrated by
Daniel Henning
Released
July 11, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World Religions, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9798765072943

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma as an audiobook?

The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma runs 3.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.2 hours.

Is The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma?

The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice according to the Teachings of Bodhidharma is narrated by Daniel Henning.