Five Houses of Zen by Thomas Cleary
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Description For all its emphasis on the direct experience of insight without reliance on the products of the intellect, the Zen tradition has created a huge body of writings. Of this vast literature, the writings associated with the so-called Five Houses of Zen are widely considered to be preeminent. This collection presents writings from the Golden Age of Zen in China, written by some of the best known and most influential of the Zen masters.
Publisher Description
For all its emphasis on the direct experience on insight without reliance on the products of the intellect, the Zen tradition has created a huge body of writings. Of this cast literature, the writings associated with the so-called Five Houses of Zen are widely considered to be preeminent. These Five Houses—which arose in China during the ninth and tenth centuries, often referred to as the Golden Age of Zen—were not schools or sects but styles of Zen teaching represented by some of the most outstanding masters in Zen history. The writing of these great Zen teachers are presented here, many translated for the first time. These include:The sayings of Pai-chang, famous for his Zen dictum "A day without work, a day without food."Selections from Kuei-shan's collection of Zen admonitions, considered essential reading by numerous Buddhist teachers.Sun-chi's unique discussion of the inner meaning of the circular symbol in Zen teaching.Sayings of Huang-po from "The Essential Method of Transmission of Mind. "Excerpts from "The Record of Lin-chi ," a great classical text of Zen literature.Ts'ao-shan's presentation of the famous teaching device known as the Five Ranks.Selections of poetry from the "Cascade Collection " by Hsueh-tou, renowned for his poetic commentaries on the classic "Blue Cliff Record. "Yung-ming's teachings on how to balance the two basic aspects of meditation: concentration and insight.
Author Biography
Thomas Cleary is the translator of "Opening the Dragon Gate" by Chen Kaiguo and Zhen Shunchao and "The Story of Chinese Zen" by Nan Huai-Chin, as well as "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, "The Book of Five Rings" by Miyamoto Musashi, "The Japanese Art of War," and dozens of other titles on martial philosophy, Buddhism, Taoism, religion, and philosophy. He was born in 1949 and lives in Oakland, CA.
Details ISBN 1570622922 ISBN-13 9781570622922 Title Five Houses of Zen Author Thomas Cleary Format Paperback Year 1997 Pages 192 Publisher Shambhala GE_Item_ID:11144844; About Us
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