The Sayings of Layman P'ang
A Zen Classic of China
$38.77
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2009
Summary
These wise and funny stories have been an inspiration to spiritual practice for more than twelve centuries, particularly for all those who follow the Buddhist path as laypeople. Layman P’ang (740-808) was a merchant and family man who one day put all his money and possessions in a boat and sunk it in a river, so that he could devote his life to the study of the dharma. His wife, son, and daughter joined him enthusiastically on his new path, taking up a joyfully itinerant life together as they traveled from temple to monastery across southern China. This collection of anecdotes and verses about the enlightened layman and his family has become an enduring Zen classic.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590306307 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590306309 |
| Author: | James Green, Dennis Genpo Merzel |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 170g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 127mm x 184mm |
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Critics Review
“P’ang the Layman is terrific at pulling the rug out from underneath you just at the right time. He is one of the great, wild, exhilarating Zen figures, a pioneer in the adventure of understanding the mind. James Green is one of the very best translators we have, and this book is a classic.”—John Tarrant, Roshi, author of Bring Me the Rhinoceros
James Green
James Green is a long-time Zen student and former monk. He is a disciple of the renowned Japanese Zen master and artist Keido Fukushima Roshi. Green is also the translator of The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu.
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