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Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record

Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei

Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei

Translated by Thomas Cleary

Translated by Thomas Cleary

By Thomas Cleary

By Thomas Cleary

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Category: Religion | Philosophy

Category: Religion | Philosophy

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Dec 10, 2002 | ISBN 9781570629129

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Dec 10, 2002 | ISBN 9780834828834

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    About Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record

    The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for their ability to bring about insight and enlightenment. These vignettes are known as gongan in Chinese and koan in Japanese.

    Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record is a fresh translation featuring newly translated commentary from two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan, Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) of the Rinzai sect of Zen and Tenkei Denson (1648–1735) of the Soto sect of Zen. This translation and commentary on The Blue Cliff Record sheds new light on the meaning of this central Zen text.

    About Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record

    The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for their ability to bring about insight and enlightenment. These vignettes are known as gongan in Chinese and koan in Japanese.

    Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record is a fresh translation featuring newly translated commentary from two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan, Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) of the Rinzai sect of Zen and Tenkei Denson (1648–1735) of the Soto sect of Zen. This translation and commentary on The Blue Cliff Record sheds new light on the meaning of this central Zen text.

    About Thomas Cleary

    Thomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian,… More about Thomas Cleary

    Product Details

    Category: Religion | Philosophy

    Paperback | $34.95
    Published by Shambhala
    Dec 10, 2002 | 368 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9781570629129

    Category: Religion | Philosophy

    Ebook | $25.99
    Published by Shambhala
    Dec 10, 2002 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780834828834

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    "Authentic traditions of commentary have been hard to find—until this fluidly translated work, which includes commentaries by two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan . . . their words shine light on this deep and extraordinary work."— Tricycle



    "These commentaries make the challenges of the Zen masters available to the spiritually courageous among us."— Bodhi Tree Book Review

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