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Title: CRITICAL SERMONS OF THE ZEN TRADITION
HISAMATSU'S TALKS ON LINJI
By: Christopher Ives (Editor), Tokiwa Gishin (Editor), Yanagida Seizan
Format: Paperback

List price: £30.99


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ISBN 10: 0333962729
ISBN 13: 9780333962725
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 28 October, 2002
Pages: 216
Translated from: Japanese
Description: The "Record of Linji" stands as one of the great classics of the Zen tradition, and modern Zen master and reformer Hisamatsu Shin'ichi offers a lively and penetrating exploration of the religious essence of the text. Several decades ago, Hisamatsu gave the 22 talks translated here.
Synopsis: The "Record of Linji" stands as one of the great classics of the Zen tradition, and modern Zen master and reformer Hisamatsu Shin'ichi offers a lively and penetrating exploration of the religious essence of the text. The Record is a compilation of the sayings of Linji, the Chinese founder of Rinzai Zen. Several decades ago, Hisamatsu gave the 22 talks translated here. This book features a preface by renowned Zen philosopher Abe Masao and an introduction by Yanagida Seizan, a leading scholar of classical Zen texts. The translators have added annotation for technical terms and textual references.
Illustrations: endnotes, index
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Returnable
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