Description
The eccentric Bankei (1622-1693) has long been an underground hero in the world of Zen. At a time when Zen was becoming overly formalized in Japan, he stressed its relevance to everyday life, insisting on the importance of naturalness and spontaneity. This volume presents his teachings-as refreshing and iconoclastic today as they were three hundred years ago-in a fluent translation by Peter Haskel, accompanied by a vivid account of Bankei's life and times, illustrations, and extensive notes for the scholar.
Author: Yoshito Hakeda
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 01/23/1994
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.66w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9780802131843
ISBN10: 0802131840
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | Zen (see also Philosophy | Zen)
- Philosophy | Buddhist
- History | Asia | Japan
About the Author
Haskel received his Ph.D. from Columbia University.