Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei
Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei
$48.21
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2002
Summary
The “Blue Cliff Record” is a classic collection of 100 traditional Zen teaching stories or koans. This translation includes the commentaries of two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan - Hakuin Ekaku of the Rinzai sect and Tenkei Denson of the Soto sect. The penetrating insights and teachings of these two figures shed new light on the original work of Zen literature.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570629129 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570629129 |
| Author: | Thomas Cleary |
| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2002 |
| Weight: | 494g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 152mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
“Authentic traditions of commentary have been hard to find–until this fluidly translated work, which includes commentaries by two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan … their words shine light on this deep and extraordinary work.”– Tricycle
“These commentaries make the challenges of the Zen masters available to the spiritually courageous among us.”– Bodhi Tree Book Review
About The Author
Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary is the translator of “Opening the Dragon Gate” by Chen Kaiguo and Zhen Shunchao and “The Story of Chinese Zen” by Nan Huai-Chin, as well as “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu, “The Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi, “The Japanese Art of War,” and dozens of other titles on martial philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, religion, and philosophy. He was born in 1949 and lives in Oakland, CA.
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