The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan) - Paperback

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The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan) - Paperback

Name: The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan) - Paperback
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Book Overview

by Robert Aitken (Translator)

The Gateless Barrier is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen. Gathered together by Wu-men (Mumon), a thirteenth-century master of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) school, it is composed of forty-eight koans, or cases, each accompanied by a brief comment and poem by Wu-men.

Robert Aitken, one of the premier American Zen masters, has translated Wu-men's text, supplementing the original with his own commentary -- the first such commentary by a Western master -- making the profound truths of Zen Buddhism accessible to serious contemporary students and relevant to current social concerns.

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The 'Gateless Barrier' is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen. Gathered together by Wu-men (Mumon), a thirteenth-century master of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) school, it is composed of forty-eight koans, or cases, each accompanied by a brief comment and poem by Wu-men.

ISBN	9780865474420
Publisher	North Point Press
Genre	Religion & spirituality and Philosophy
Format	Paperback
Published	January 2004
Language	ENG- English
Pages	332
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print