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Every page of this profoundly erudite book is written with compelling insight. There are five sections, each reflecting in depth a different emphasis by a particular Master or School of Zen. The most important section is the first, an inspired and inspiring commentary on a sutra considered by some to be the very kernel of Mahayana Buddhism: the Heart Sutra. No library descriptions found. |
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What happens when a young Zen monk makes a terrible mistake at a public ceremony? What sort of reception does a well-known abbot get today when he visits his old teacher? The answers to these questions can be found in this fascinating translation of Japanese Zen texts by Trevor Leggett. From historical incidents to classic Zen commentaries, this is an account of actual zen life-the life of traditional temple training-and a valuable guide to the meaning of Zen in Japan.
'Every page of this profoundly erudite book is written with compelling insight...There are five sections, each one reflecting in depth a different Zenic emphasis of a particular Matter or School of Zen...the most important secton is the first, an inspired and inspiring commentary on the 'Heart Sutra' (which) is considered to be the very kernel of Mahayana buddhism...'-Theosophical Journal
'...one of the few really good books on Zen.'-Friends of the Western Buddhist Order
Contents
Introduction
Part One On the heart sutra by Abbot Obora of the Soto Zen Sect (Contemporary)
1 The Immutable Scripture
2 The Circle of Life
3 Awakening to the character of our Individuality
4 The True Character of the Human Self
5 Transcendence
6 The Experience of Emptiness
7 The Bodhisattva Spirit
8 The Experience of Nirvana
9 The Power of Prajna
Part Two Yasenkanna an autobiographical narratayive by Zen Master Hakuin (Eighteenth century)
1 Introductory note by the translator
2 The Preface by a disciple, Cold Starveling, Master of Poverty Temple
3 Yasenkanna by Kakuin
Part Three The Tiger's Cave and Other Pieces
1 The Tiger's Cave
2 The Lotus in the Mire
3 Poems by Zen master Mamiya
4 The Dance of the Sennin
5 Maxims of Saigo
Part Four Zen by Rosen Takashina, Primate of teh Soto Zen Sect
1 The Sermon of No Words
2 Stillness in Action
Part Five
From a Commentary on Rinzai-roku