The Iron Flute: 100 Zen Koans
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080483248X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | Japanese |
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Nyogen Senzaki was one of the first Zen masters to come to the United States from Japan. . He has authored the Zen classics Like a Dream, Like a Fantasy, Buddhism and Zen (co-authored with Ruth McCandless), and the bestselling Zen Flesh, Zen Bones.Ruth Strout McCandless was a student of Senzaki and his collaborator in translating a series of Buddhist texts over many years
This is such a good read you will find yourself reading it again and This is such a good read you will find yourself reading it again and again. Fugai's humor in commenting on the various koans and zen stories is second to none and gets me laughing out loud every time. Don't pass this one up!. "100 koans and many blows from the masters" according to Gary Sprandel. This collection of 100 Koans, was first compiled by Genro in the 18th century, and then is commented on by his disciple Fugai, and then by the Japanese Zen Master Senzaki who first brought Zen to America in the 20th century.The koans are remarkable, not puzzles not paradoxes but what? And having written this, I am worthy of a blow, and perhaps you the reader of this review another blow, for there are many blows from . Joseph J. Truncale said A fantastic basic guide to understanding Zen Koans. If you are a student of Zen, you need this book.. As a life time student of the martial arts and Asian philosophies, I found this book very interesting and educational. In both the Soto Zen school and the Rinzai Zen school Koans are sometimes used as a learning tool for stuents. If you are a student of Zen or just someone who is interested in one of the ways Zen masters attempt to teach their students, this book is for you. In spite of all the talk about how true Zen
He moved to the U.S. She and Senzaki also co-authored Buddhism and Zen.. in 1905 and lived in Los Angeles until his death in 1958. Ruth Strout McCandless was a student of Senzaki and his collaborator in translating a series of Buddhist texts over many years. In this new edition of The Iron Flute, one hundred of the most challenging and enlightening koan from the Chinese Chan (Zen) patriarchs of the Tang and Sung dynasties are presented, along with commentary from the great Zen masters Genro, Fugai, and Nyogen, and an in-depth biography of author Nyogen Senzaki (1876-1958), a pioneer in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West. AUTHOR BIOS: Nyogen Senzaki was raised
He has authored the Zen classics Like a Dream, Like a Fantasy, Buddhism and Zen (co-authored with Ruth McCandless), and the bestselling Zen Flesh, Zen Bones.Ruth Strout McCandless was a student of Senzaki and his collaborator in translating a series of Buddhist texts over many years.. About the AuthorNyogen Senzaki was one of the first Zen masters to come to the United States from Japan