| Title:
|
THE ZEN TEACHINGS OF MASTER LIN-CHI
A TRANSLATION OF THE LIN-CHI LU |
| By: |
Lin-Chi, Burton Watson (Trans) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
|
£58.50 |
|
We believe that this item is permanently unavailable, and so we cannot source
it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0231114842 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780231114844 |
| Publisher: |
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
6 January, 1999 |
| Pages: |
180 |
| Translated from: |
Chinese |
| Description: |
Renowned scholar Burton Watson's translation exactingly depicts the life and teachings of the great ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one of the most highly regarded of the T'ang period masters. |
| Synopsis: |
Among the most important texts of Zen literature is the "Lin-chi lu", which details the insights and exploits of the great ninth-century Chinese Zen master Lin-chi, one of the most highly regarded of the Tang period masters. PEN translation prize-winner Burton Watson presents an eloquent translation of this seminal classic for modern readers - the only English-language version of the "Lin-chi lu" available. Lin-chis style of Zen - encouraging the use of unorthodox teaching methods and stressing the importance of koan study - is well known to western readers and scholars, and is beautifully rendered in Watson's translation. The work is an exacting depiction of Lin-chis words and actions, describing the Zen master's life and teachings and including a number of his sermons, long recognized for their brisk, evocative language. Watson contributes a lucid introduction, as well as a glossary and notes. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Columbia University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |