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The Oxherder - Stephanie Wada (2002) 1st Edition, A Zen Parable Illustrated HCDJ

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Item specifics

Condition
Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Personalize
No
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Features
Dust Jacket, Illustrated, 1st Edition
Country/Region of Manufacture
Singapore
Inscribed
No
ISBN
9780807615119

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Braziller Incorporated, George
ISBN-10
0807615110
ISBN-13
9780807615119
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2331374

Product Key Features

Book Title
Oxherder : a Zen Parable Illustrated
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Zen, Inspirational, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Philosophy
Author
Stephanie Wada
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
20.1 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
8.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-074623
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
294.3/4432
Synopsis
A Buddhist parable best known as The Ten Ox Herding Songs, likens a herdsman's search for a missing ox to an individual's journey toward enlightenment and features color artwork taken from its earliest known Japanese handscroll., In the Buddhist parable of the ox herder, a herdsman's search for his missing ox is likened to an individual's journey toward enlightenment. Buddhist masters composed this parable, whose origins reach as far back as the literature of ancient India, to guide students of Buddhism in their spiritual journeys. The Ox Herder: A Zen Parable Illustrated presents the earliest known Japanese handscroll illustrating the parable and the only one with paintings in color. Unlike many early Japanese handscrolls and books, it is intact, from its preface explaining the basic tenets of Buddhism to its signed inscription dated 1278. Extremely popular among Zen Buddhists in medieval Japan, "The Ten Ox Herding Songs," as the parable is best known, divides the herder's journey into ten stages, each illustrated by a circularly framed image accompanied by a four-line poem. The paintings, rendered in the graceful traditional manner of Japanese narrative illustration, show the progress of the ox herder (a seeker of truth) toward enlightenment (the ox). Appearing with the ten pictures are the preface and the ten songs that accompany the images, both in the original and in translation, and the final inscription. Stephanie Wada's introduction traces the history of the Zen and ox-and-herdboy theme in Japan, and discusses the importance of this particular work within Japanese Zen Buddhist painting. For students of Zen Buddhism, of Japanese art, and seekers of truth from all walks of life, The Ox Herder: A Zen Parable Illustrated offers ancient lessons of spiritual growth and beauty. 10 color and 15 b/w illustrations., In the Buddhist parable of the ox herder, a herdsman's search for his missing ox is likened to an individual's journey toward enlightenment. Buddhist masters composed this parable, whose origins reach as far back as the literature of ancient India, to guide students of Buddhism in their spiritual journeys. The Ox Herder: A Zen Parable Illustrated presents the earliest known Japanese handscroll illustrating the parable and the only one with paintings in color. Unlike many early Japanese handscrolls and books, it is intact, from its preface explaining the basic tenets of Buddhism to its signed inscription dated 1278. Extremely popular among Zen Buddhists in medieval Japan, The Ten Ox Herding Songs, as the parable is best known, divides the herder's journey into ten stages, each illustrated by a circularly framed image accompanied by a four-line poem. The paintings, rendered in the graceful traditional manner of Japanese narrative illustration, show the progress of the ox herder (a seeker of truth) toward enlightenment (the ox). Appearing with the ten pictures are the preface and the ten songs that accompany the images, both in the original and in translation, and the final inscription. Stephanie Wada's introduction traces the history of the Zen and ox-and-herdboy theme in Japan, and discusses the importance of this particular work within Japanese Zen Buddhist painting. For students of Zen Buddhism, of Japanese art, and seekers of truth from all walks of life, The Ox Herder: A Zen Parable Illustrated offers ancient lessons of spiritual growth and beauty. 10 color and 15 b/w illustrations.
LC Classification Number
BQ9288.K863W33 2002

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