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Author: Xuanjue
Publisher: Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
ISBN: 9780881391008
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Author: Yung-Chia
Publisher: Empty Bowl Press
ISBN: 9781734187311
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Poetry. Translated by Red Pine. For over a thousand years the SONG OF ENLIGHTENMENT has been one of the most popular texts in all of Eastern Asia.

Author: Kōdō Sawaki
Publisher: Merwinasia
ISBN: 9781937385613
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Translated from Japanese, this is a beautiful 7th century poem by a Chinese Chan master that expresses the wonder of his experience of enlightenment.

Author: Master Sheng-Yen
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1590303997
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 89

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For the masters of the Chan tradition, poetry was a form of creative expression, but even more than that, it was a primary vehicle for teaching. Here a modern master presents ten teaching poems from the ancient masters, with illuminating commentary. “These poems flow directly from the minds of the enlightened Chan masters,” Master Sheng Yen says. “We get a glimpse into their experience at the time of, and after, their enlightenment. It is my hope that this collection of poems will give those who are interested in the practice a new way of looking at Chan.”

Author: David Hinton
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466873221
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 597

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With this groundbreaking collection Classical Chinese Poetry, translated and edited by the renowned poet and translator David Hinton, a new generation will be introduced to the work that riveted Ezra Pound and transformed modern poetry. The Chinese poetic tradition is the largest and longest continuous tradition in world literature, and this rich and far-reaching anthology of nearly five hundred poems provides a comprehensive account of its first three millennia (1500 BCE to 1200 CE), the period during which virtually all its landmark developments took place. Unlike earlier anthologies of Chinese poetry, Hinton's book focuses on a relatively small number of poets, providing selections that are large enough to re-create each as a fully realized and unique voice. New introductions to each poet's work provide a readable history, told for the first time as a series of poetic innovations forged by a series of master poets. From the classic texts of Chinese philosophy to intensely personal lyrics, from love poems to startling and strange perspectives on nature, Hinton has collected an entire world of beauty and insight. And in his eye-opening translations, these ancient poems feel remarkably fresh and contemporary, presenting a literature both radically new and entirely resonant, in Classical Chinese Poetry.

Author: Xuanjue
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780901032454
Category : Mahayana Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A translation of, and commentary upon, Song on the Realization of the Way, a key Zen text exploring Mahayana thought.

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Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438413815
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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The Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment, used in monastic education for more than a millennium, is a concise guide to the key paradigms of the practice systems of the East Asian meditational schools (Ch'an, Sǒn, and Zen). Contained in its twelve chapters are definitive explanations of the meaning of innate and actualized enlightenment, sudden and gradual enlightenment, the true nature of ignorance and suffering, along with numerous examples of methods of contemplation that accord with and reflect the basic Ch'an views on enlightenment and practice. Although the Sutra was popular throughout the East Asian region, it attained its highest canonical status within the Korean Chogye school, where it is still a key text in the core curriculum of modern-day monks and nuns. The Sutra is translated here in full, along with the eloquent and revelatory commentary of the Chǒson monk Kihwa (1376–1433).

Author: Boep Joeng
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834826410
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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The sacred radiance of our original nature never darkens. It has shined forth since beginningless time. Do you wish to enter the gate that leads to this? Simply do not give rise to conceptual thinking. Zen Master So Sahn (1520–1604) is a towering figure in the history of Korean Zen. In this treasure-text, he presents in simple yet beautiful language the core principles and teachings of Zen. Each section opens with a quotation—drawn from classical scriptures, teachings, and anecdotes—followed by the author’s commentary and verse. Originally written in Chinese, the text was translated into Korean in the mid-twentieth century by the celebrated Korean monk Boep Joeng. An American Zen monk, Hyon Gak, has translated it into English.

Author: Robert E. Buswell, Jr.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824814274
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Chinul (1158–1210) was the founder of the Korean tradition of Zen. He provides one of the most lucid and accessible accounts of Zen practice and meditation to be found anywhere in East Asian literature. Tracing Back the Radiance, an abridgment of Buswell’s Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul, combines an extensive introduction to Chinul’s life and thought with translations of three of his most representative works.

Author: Robert E. Morrell
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438413653
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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Sand and Pebbles presents the first complete English rendering of Shasekishū--the classic, popular Buddhist "Tale Literature" (setsuwa). This collection of instructive, yet often humorous, anecdotes appeared in the late thirteenth century, within decades of the first stirrings of the revolutionary movements of Kamakura Buddhism. Shasekishū's author, Mujū Ichien (1226-1312), lived in a rural temple apart from the centers of political and literary activity, and his stories reflect the customs, attitudes and lifestyles of the commoners. In Sand and Pebbles, complete translations of Book One and other significant narrative parts are supplemented by summaries of the remaining (especially didactic) material and by excerpts from Mujū's later work. Introduced by a historical sketch of the period, this work also contains a biography of Mujū. Illustrations, charts, a chronology, glossary of terms, notes, an extensive bibliography and an index guide the reader into a seldom seen corner of old Japan. Mujū and his writings will interest students of literature as well as scholars of Japanese religion, especially Buddhism. Anthropologists and sociologists will discover details of Kamakura life and thought unrecorded in the official chronicles of the age.