The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan)

The Gateless Barrier is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen....
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Author: Robert Aitken
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The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan) by Aitken, Robert

The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan)

$65.68

The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan)

$65.68
Author: Robert Aitken
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The Gateless Barrier is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen. Gathered together by Wu-men (Mumon), a thirteenth-century master of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) school, it is composed of forty-eight koans, or cases, each accompanied by a brief comment and poem by Wu-men.

Robert Aitken, one of the premier American Zen masters, has translated Wu-men's text, supplementing the original with his own commentary -- the first such commentary by a Western master -- making the profound truths of Zen Buddhism accessible to serious contemporary students and relevant to current social concerns.



Author: Robert Aitken
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 01/01/1991
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.18w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780865474420

About the Author

Robert Aitken, Roshi of the Diamond Sangha in Honolulu, is the author of Taking the Path of Zen and The Mind of Clover.




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