Five Houses of Zen
$37.92
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
20 June 1997
Summary
For all its emphasis on direct experience and insight without reliance on the products of the intellect, the Zen tradition has created a huge body of writings. Of this vast literature, the writings associated with the so-called Five Houses of Zen are widely considered to be preeminent.
These Five Houses—which arose in China during the ninth and tenth centuries, often referred to as the Golden Age of Zen—were not schools or sects but styles of Zen teaching represented by some of the mo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570622922 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1570622922 |
| Author: | Thomas Cleary |
| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 20 June 1997 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 154mm x 230mm |
| Series: | Shambhala Dragon Editions |
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Critics Review
One of the foremost contemporary translators of classical Buddhist and Taoist literature, Cleary has made another valuable body of work available to Western readers with this collection of writings and teachings of some of the great Zen masters of China from the ninth and tenth centuries. The five houses of Zen that arose at that time were not actually separate schools or branches but instead represented distinctive styles of teaching carried out by certain Chinese Zen masters and perpetuated by their students. Cleary’s introduction provides useful historical information on the development of Zen in China during the T’ang Dynasty (619-906). His translations shine with clarity and express the insights of these great teachers with beauty and understanding.–Elizabeth Salt, Library Journal.
Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary was born in 1949 and lives in Oakland, CA. He is the translator of numerous titles on martial philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, religion, and philosophy, including “Opening the Dragon Gate” by Chen Kaiguo and Zhen Shunchao, “The Story of Chinese Zen” by Nan Huai-Chin, “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu, “The Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi, and “The Japanese Art of War.”
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