Critical Sermons of the Zen Tradition: Hisamatsu's Talks on Linji - Hardcover

Hisamatsu, Shinichi; Tokiwa, Gishin; Ives, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0824823834 ISBN 13: 9780824823832

Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 2002

Synopsis

This book brings together two giants of the history of Zen: Linji (Japanese, Rinzai) and Hisamatsu Shin'ichi. Linji is looked upon as the founder of the Rinzai sect in Japan. Hisamatsu was a leading twentieth century master/thinker who lived in Kyoto and was a tremendous influence on the development of the Kyoto school of Japanese philosophy. The translators and editors have translated and annotated twenty-two of Hisamatsu's Zen teisho (Dharma talks, in effect, sermons for Zen practitioners) of a classical Zen text, the Record of Linji, the recorded sayings of the Chinese founder of Rinzai Zen.

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About the Author

ABE MASAO Professor Emeritus, Nara University of Education KITAHARA RYUTARÕ Senior Member of the F.A.S. Society YANAGIDA SEIZAN Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University

Edition details

• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0824823834
• ISBN 13: 9780824823832
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 162