The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin
A Translation of the Sokko-roku Kaien-fusetsu
$44.38
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2010
Summary
The fiery and energetic Zen teachings of an important and beloved Japanese teacher and artist.A fiery and intensely dynamic Zen teacher and artist, Hakuin (1685-1768) is credited with almost single-handedly revitalizing Japanese Zen after three hundred years of decline. As a teacher, he placed special emphasis on koan practice, inventing many new koans himself, including the famous “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” As an artist, Hakuin used calligraphy and painting to create “visual D…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590308066 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590308069 |
| Author: | Norman Waddell, Hakuin |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2010 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 153mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Shambhala Classics |
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About The Author
Norman Waddell
Hakuin is the most important of the Japanese Zen artists; indeed, he is one of the greatest artists of any kind in world culture. Tremendously creative and productive, creating perhaps as many as 20,000 thousand Zenga in his lifetime as well as having thousands more pieces printed from woodblocks Hakuin’s work is now appreciated all over the world.
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