Description: Blue-Cliff Record, Paperback by Hinton, David, ISBN 1645472701, ISBN-13 9781645472704, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The Blue Cliff Record, a twelfth-century collection of Ch'an (Zen) koans, is a treasure of world religious literature. Like any such text, it operates at several levels: it is a remarkable example of classical Chinese literature and poetry; it is a philosophical text of profound power; and it is an active practice guide in use by Ch'an and Zen Buddhists all over the world. In this innovative rendering, renowned translator David Hinton pares the Chinese original down to its earliest and most essential version-the sangha-cases (koans) and brief poetic responses (or gathas, meaning a Buddhist "sutra-poem") compiled by the great master Snow-Chute Mountain (Hsèueh Tou, ). In doing so, he brings the reader closer to the Taoist cosmological framework that lays at the foundation of the entire Ch'an tradition-revealing a whole new understanding of this seminal text. In these one hundred classic koans, beginners will discover a strange, funny, and provocative world of quixotic exchanges and penetrating insights, and longtime koan practitioners will find themselves challenged anew by Hinton's masterful translations"--
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Book Title: Blue-Cliff Record
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Topic: Asian / Chinese, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen), Taoist
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.7 in
Genre: Religion, Philosophy, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: David Hinton
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
