The Gateless Gate

called Mu-mon Ekai

ISBN 10: 1397668628 / ISBN 13: 9781397668622

Published by Left of Brain Books, 2025

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The Gateless Gate | called Mu-mon Ekai | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | Left of Brain Books | EAN 9781397668622 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gateless Gate
• Publisher: Left of Brain Books
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1397668628
• ISBN 13: 9781397668622
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 203W x 133H x 5D millimeters 203 millimeters width by 133 millimeters height by 5 millimeters depth
• Weight: 125 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

This classic collection of Zen koans offers a profound gateway into the heart of Chan (Zen) Buddhist practice. Compiled by the 13th-century Chinese monk Ekai, known as Mu-mon, The Gateless Gate presents forty-eight enigmatic cases designed to jolt the practitioner beyond rational thought and into direct realization. Each koan, often paradoxical or disarmingly simple, functions not as a riddle to be solved but as a tool for spiritual awakening-challenging deeply held assumptions and disrupting ordinary patterns of mind.

Rooted in the rich tradition of Chinese Zen, the text reflects centuries of monastic dialogue and disciplined introspection. With its blend of cryptic dialogue and sudden gestures, it explores themes of identity, perception, and the limits of language. A foundational text in Zen literature, it continues to challenge and inspire those seeking insight beyond conventional understanding.