Two Zen Classics by Katsuki Sekida

Two Zen Classics by Katsuki Sekida

A new translation of The Gateless Gate and The Blue Cliff Records, two classic collections of Zen koans--or guiding 'riddles'--used in the study of Zen Buddhism

The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressible in words. The two works translated in this book, Mumonkan (The Gateless Gate) and Hekiganroku (The Blue Cliff Records), both compiled during the Song dynasty in China, are the best known and most frequently studied koan collections, and are classics of Zen literature. They are still used today in a variety of practice lineages, from traditional zendos to modern Zen centers.

In a completely new translation, together with original commentaries, the well-known Zen teacher Katsuki Sekida brings to these works the same fresh and pragmatic approach that made his Zen Training so successful. The insights of a lifetime of Zen practice and his familiarity with both Eastern and Western ways of thinking make him an ideal interpreter of these texts.

Katsuki Sekida (1903-1987) began his practice in 1915 and had a deep experience of samadhi early in life. After training at monasteries in Japan, he taught at the Honolulu Zendo and Maui Zendo from 1963 to 1970 and at the London Zen Society from 1970 to 1972.
Marc Allen was a student of Sekida's at the Maui Zendo and has been deeply influenced by his teachings ever since. A successful entrepreneur, author, and teacher, he lives in Northern California.

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ISBN 13	9781590302828
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Titel	Two Zen Classics
Autor	Katsuki Sekida
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Shambhala Publications Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-09-13
Seitenanzahl	416
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