| Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan Contributor(s): Shibayama, Zenkei (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570627266 ISBN-13: 9781570627262 Publisher: Shambhala OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2000 Annotation: For more than seven centuries the "Mumonkan" has been used in Zen monasteries to train monks and to encourage the religious development of lay Buddhists. It contains forty- eight "koans," or spiritual riddles, that must be explored during the course of Zen training. Shibayama Zenkei" "(1894-1974), an influential Japanese Zen teacher and calligrapher who traveled and lectured throughout the United States in the 60s and 70s, offers his own commentary alongside the classic text. "The Gateless Barrier" remains an essential text for all serious students of Buddhism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Zen - Religion | Buddhism - Zen (see Also Philosophy - Zen) |
| Dewey: 294.344 |
| LCCN: 00041015 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.96" W x 8.99" (1.14 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For more than seven centuries the Mumonkan has been used in Zen monasteries to train monks and to encourage the religious development of lay Buddhists. It contains forty- eight koans, or spiritual riddles, that must be explored during the course of Zen training. Shibayama Zenkei (1894-1974), an influential Japanese Zen teacher and calligrapher who traveled and lectured throughout the United States in the 60s and 70s, offers his own commentary alongside the classic text. The Gateless Barrier remains an essential text for all serious students of Buddhism. |