{"product_id":"two-zen-classics-the-gateless-gate-and-the-blue-cliff-records-9781590302828","title":"Two Zen Classics: The Gateless Gate and the Blue Cliff Records","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new translation of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gateless Gate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Blue Cliff Records\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, two classic collections of Zen koans--or guiding 'riddles'--used in the study of Zen Buddhism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressible in words. The two works translated in this book, \u003ci\u003eMumonkan\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Gateless Gate\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eHekiganroku\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Blue Cliff Records\u003c\/i\u003e), both compiled during the Song dynasty in China, are the best known and most frequently studied koan collections, and are classics of Zen literature. They are still used today in a variety of practice lineages, from traditional zendos to modern Zen centers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a completely new translation, together with original commentaries, the well-known Zen teacher Katsuki Sekida brings to these works the same fresh and pragmatic approach that made his \u003ci\u003eZen Training\u003c\/i\u003e so successful. The insights of a lifetime of Zen practice and his familiarity with both Eastern and Western ways of thinking make him an ideal interpreter of these texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katsuki Sekida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.10w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590302828","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44475125334153,"sku":"9781590302828","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c1434296-d720-43ee-bf78-f7197457fd37.jpg?v=1754373159","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/two-zen-classics-the-gateless-gate-and-the-blue-cliff-records-9781590302828","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}