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The Tiger's Cave

Translations of Japanese Zen Texts (Second Zen Reader)

Trevor Leggett author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:26th Apr '16

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The Japanese texts translated here give a fascinating picture of actual Zen life – the life of the traditional temple training, with many stories and a number of historical incidents connected with Zen masters. The main text is the important commentary by a contemporary Soto Zen abbot on the Heart Sutra – the shortest and most difficult sutra in Mahayana Buddhism. Then comes a translation of the Yasen Kanna, a short autobiographical piece by Hakuin, the Japanese Zen teacher, monk and poet who revitalized Rinzai Zen in the eighteenth century. The remaining texts show what Zen means in Japan today.

ISBN: 9781138659025

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

194 pages