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Description:From preeminent translator David Hinton, a once-in-a-generation translation of the definitive Ch’an (Zen) koan collection.The Blue-Cliff Record, a twelfth-century collection of Zen koans, is a treasure of world religious literature. Like any such text, it operates at several it is a remarkable example of classical Chinese literature and poetry, a philosophical text of profound power, and an active practice guide in use by Ch’an and Zen Buddhists all over the world.In this innovative rendering, renowned translator David Hinton pares the Chinese original down to its earliest and most essential version—the sangha-cases (koans) and brief poetic responses (or gathas, meaning a Buddhist “sutra-poem”) compiled by the great master Snow-Chute Mountain (Hsüeh Tou, 980–1052). In doing so, he brings the reader closer to the Taoist cosmological framework that lays at the foundation of the entire Ch’an tradition—revealing a whole new understanding of this seminal text.In these one hundred classic koans, beginners will discover a strange, funny, and provocative world of quixotic exchanges and penetrating insights, and longtime koan practitioners will find themselves challenged anew by Hinton’s masterful translations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Blue-Cliff Record (The Great Koan Collections of Ch'an and Zen). To get started finding The Blue-Cliff Record (The Great Koan Collections of Ch'an and Zen), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From preeminent translator David Hinton, a once-in-a-generation translation of the definitive Ch’an (Zen) koan collection.The Blue-Cliff Record, a twelfth-century collection of Zen koans, is a treasure of world religious literature. Like any such text, it operates at several it is a remarkable example of classical Chinese literature and poetry, a philosophical text of profound power, and an active practice guide in use by Ch’an and Zen Buddhists all over the world.In this innovative rendering, renowned translator David Hinton pares the Chinese original down to its earliest and most essential version—the sangha-cases (koans) and brief poetic responses (or gathas, meaning a Buddhist “sutra-poem”) compiled by the great master Snow-Chute Mountain (Hsüeh Tou, 980–1052). In doing so, he brings the reader closer to the Taoist cosmological framework that lays at the foundation of the entire Ch’an tradition—revealing a whole new understanding of this seminal text.In these one hundred classic koans, beginners will discover a strange, funny, and provocative world of quixotic exchanges and penetrating insights, and longtime koan practitioners will find themselves challenged anew by Hinton’s masterful translations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Blue-Cliff Record (The Great Koan Collections of Ch'an and Zen). To get started finding The Blue-Cliff Record (The Great Koan Collections of Ch'an and Zen), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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