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Pages: 785
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Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
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Zen Sand is a classic collection of verses aimed at aiding practitioners of kôan meditation to negotiate the difficult relationship between insight and languag
Zen Koans
Language: en
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Authors: Steven Heine
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-30 - Publisher: Dimensions of Asian Spirituali

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Koans, such as What is the sound of one hand clapping and Does a dog have Buddha-nature? are concise, confusing and often contradictory sayings expressed by anc
The Gateless Gate
Language: en
Pages: 236
Authors: Koun Yamada
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-06-10 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections o
The Book of Mu
Language: en
Pages: 351
Authors: James Ishmael Ford
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Examines the Zen principle of mu and presents the writings of over forty teachers on the practice of mu.
The Koan
Language: en
Pages: 335
Authors: Steven Heine
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-04-20 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Koans are enigmatic spiritual formulas used for religious training in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Arguing that our understanding of the koan tradition has been