Zen Sand

Zen Sand is a thorough and excellent piece of scholarship that will, I suspect, be the standard English-language work on jakugo for many decades to come. No serious student or practitioner of Zen will want to be without a copy.– “Religious Studies Review”Not only a well-documented and meticulously researched, comprehensive sourcebook… . It also succeeds superbly in setting the record straight and clarifies some widespread but misguided notions about Zen.– “Japanese Journal of Religious Studies”The best scholarly book on actual Zen practice in Japan to appear in recent decades.– “Journal of Chinese Religions”This beautiful volume is recommended unreservedly. It is a major contribution to Western zen for academics and practitioners alike.– “Zen Book Reviews”This book is definitely the most important English-language work on the history of capping phrases and contemporary Rinzai practice. It is also useful in that it allows students to acquaint themselves with numerous Chinese allusions and classical stories. Even for general readers, this book offers unique opportunities to ruminate on each beautiful phrase, especially while sipping a cup of green tea.– “Journal of Buddhist Ethics”

Victor Sôgen Hori, who was ordained in Japan as a Zen monk in 1976, is currently associate professor of Japanese religions in the Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University. Victor Sôgen Hori, who was ordained in Japan as a Zen monk in 1976, is currently associate professor of Japanese religions in the Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University. Victor Sôgen Hori, who was ordained in Japan as a Zen monk in 1976, is currently associate professor of Japanese religions in the Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University.