The Book of Serenity
One Hundred Zen Dialogues
$96.39
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2005
Summary
Book of Serenity
A classic of Chan (Chinese Zen) Buddhism, Book of Serenity is a translation of Shoyo Roku, a collection of one hundred Zen koans with commentaries. It stands as a companion to the other great Chinese koan collection, the Blue Cliff Record (Pi Yen Lu).
Compiled in China in the twelfth century, the Book of Serenity has been skillfully rendered into English by the renowned translator Thomas Cleary. As Zen teacher Ten…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590302491 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1590302494 |
| Author: | Thomas Cleary |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 692g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 152mm x 34mm |
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“Thomas Cleary has translated a medium-sized library of classic texts of Buddhism, Taoism, and I Ching studies, and the Book of Serenity is a major contribution to his already staggering body of work.“—Sam Hamill, Tricycle
About The Author
Thomas Cleary
Thomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.
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