Zen: Images, Texts, and Teachings

Levering, Miriam & Lucien Stryk, Illustrated by Various Artists

ISBN 10: 1579651666 / ISBN 13: 9781579651664

Published by New York: Artisan, 2000, New York, 2000

About this Item

Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Many color reproducitons of watercolors and other types of illustations. Poems. Glossary. 160 pages. Very hard to find.

Seller Inventory # 10269

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Zen: Images, Texts, and Teachings
• Publisher: New York: Artisan, 2000, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579651666
• ISBN 13: 9781579651664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Various Artists
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued

About this title

Synopsis

The simplicity, directness, wisdom, and humor of Zen have acted as a source of spiritual guidance to thousands of people for generations. It's no surprise, then, that Americans have embraced it wholeheartedly in recent years, establishing the need for a book like Zen.

A visually pleasing, gorgeously tactile gift book, it gathers together major Zen writings in one place. Soothing photographs accompany the poems and koans, revealing to beginners and experienced practitioners alike the enigma and harmony of this ancient tradition. An introduction helps readers approach the text, providing some history of the teachings as well as the philosophy behind them. A glossary and bibliography round out this unique anthology.

About the Authors

Lucien Stryk, whose translations figure prominently in Zen, is co-editor, with the late Takashi Ikemoto, of the Penguin Book of Zen Poetry. He lives in Dekalb, Illinois.

Dr. Miriam Levering is author of Buddhism in Sung Culture and The Zen of Women: Women Masters in Sung Zen. Currently an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, she serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Chinese Religions and on the steering committee of the Buddhism section of the American Academy of Religion.