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.
Author: Robert Aitken
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 01/01/1991
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.18w x 0.81d
ISBN13: 9780865474420
ISBN10: 0865474427
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Buddhism | General (see also Philosophy | Buddhist)
- Religion | Hinduism | General
- Philosophy | General
About the Author
Robert Aitken, Roshi of the Diamond Sangha in Honolulu, is the author of Taking the Path of Zen and The Mind of Clover.
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