{"product_id":"two-zen-classics-the-gateless-gate-and-the-blue-cliff-records-paperback-2","title":"Two Zen Classics: The Gateless Gate and the Blue Cliff Records - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatsuki Sekida\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new translation of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gateless Gate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Blue Cliff Records\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, two classic collections of Zen koans--or guiding 'riddles'--used in the study of Zen Buddhism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressible in words. The two works translated in this book, \u003ci\u003eMumonkan\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Gateless Gate\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eHekiganroku\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Blue Cliff Records\u003c\/i\u003e), both compiled during the Song dynasty in China, are the best known and most frequently studied koan collections, and are classics of Zen literature. They are still used today in a variety of practice lineages, from traditional zendos to modern Zen centers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a completely new translation, together with original commentaries, the well-known Zen teacher Katsuki Sekida brings to these works the same fresh and pragmatic approach that made his \u003ci\u003eZen Training\u003c\/i\u003e so successful. The insights of a lifetime of Zen practice and his familiarity with both Eastern and Western ways of thinking make him an ideal interpreter of these texts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatsuki Sekida (1893-1987) was by profession a high school teacher of English until his retirement in 1945. Zen, nevertheless, was his lifelong preoccupation. He began his Zen practice in 1915 and trained at Empuku-ji in Kyoto and Ryutaki-ji in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. He taught at the Honolulu Zendo and Maui Zendo from 1963 to 1970 and at the London Zen Society from 1970 to 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8.96 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47348471169273,"sku":"9781590302828","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/grDKAIOlfY9781590302828_a03a01af-3607-4f5c-9c40-ba689fb51304.webp?v=1769774240","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/two-zen-classics-the-gateless-gate-and-the-blue-cliff-records-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}