| The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan) Contributor(s): Aitken, Robert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0865474427 ISBN-13: 9780865474420 Publisher: North Point Press OUR PRICE: $26.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: The 'Gateless Barrier' is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen. Gathered together by Wu-men (Mumon), a thirteenth-century master of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) school, it is composed of forty-eight koans, or cases, each accompanied by a brief comment and poem by Wu-men. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) - Religion | Hinduism - General - Philosophy | Zen |
| Dewey: 294.34 |
| LCCN: 90048970 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.18" W x 9.02" (1.12 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
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| Publisher Description: The Gateless Barrier is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen. Gathered together by Wu-men (Mumon), a thirteenth-century master of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) school, it is composed of forty-eight koans, or cases, each accompanied by a brief comment and poem by Wu-men. Robert Aitken, one of the premier American Zen masters, has translated Wu-men's text, supplementing the original with his own commentary -- the first such commentary by a Western master -- making the profound truths of Zen Buddhism accessible to serious contemporary students and relevant to current social concerns. |