Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei - Paperback

$34.95

Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei - Paperback

Name: Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei - Paperback
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by Thomas Cleary (Translator)

The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for their ability to bring about insight and enlightenment. These vignettes are known as gongan in Chinese and koan in Japanese.

Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record is a fresh translation featuring newly translated commentary from two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan, Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) of the Rinzai sect of Zen and Tenkei Denson (1648-1735) of the Soto sect of Zen. This translation and commentary on The Blue Cliff Record sheds new light on the meaning of this central Zen text.

Author Biography

Thomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.

Number of Pages: 368

Dimensions: 0.95 x 8.98 x 6 IN

Publication Date: December 10, 2002

ISBN	9781570629129
Publisher	Shambhala
Genre	Religion & spirituality and Philosophy
Format	Paperback
Published	December 2002
Language	ENG- English
Pages	368
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print