Crooked Cucumber by David Chadwick

Crooked Cucumber by David Chadwick

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The biography of one of the most influential Zen masters in the West, Shunryu Susuzki Roshi. It is an account of an extraordinary life - a poor temple boy in Japan who learns English, moves to California and founds the first monastery in the West, in turn influencing Zen in his home country.

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Crooked Cucumber by David Chadwick

The biography of one of the most influential Zen masters in the West, Shunryu Susuzki Roshi. It is an account of an extraordinary life - a poor temple boy in Japan who learns English, moves to California and founds the first monastery in the West, in turn influencing Zen in his home country.
David Chadwick is the author of AN AMERICAN ZEN FAILURE IN JAPAN. He has studied Buddhism for more than 20 years and lived in Japan where he did some of the research for this book.
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ISBN 13 9780722538876
ISBN 10 0722538871
Title Crooked Cucumber
Author David Chadwick
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1999-06-07
Number of pages 448
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.