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Release Year
2003
Book Title
Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice (Nanza...
ISBN
9780824822842

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
ISBN-10
0824822846
ISBN-13
9780824822842
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2397540

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
778 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Zen Sand : the Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Mindfulness & Meditation, Zen, Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Type
Textbook
Author
Victor Sogen Hori
Subject Area
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, Philosophy
Series
Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
44.8 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2002-032477
Series Volume Number
24
Synopsis
Zen Sand is a classic collection of verses aimed at aiding practitioners of kôan meditation to negotiate the difficult relationship between insight and language. As such it represents a major contribution to both Western Zen practice and English-language Zen scholarship. In Japan the traditional Rinzai Zen kôan curriculum includes the use of jakugo, or "capping phrases." Once a monk has successfully replied to a kôan, the Zen master orders the search for a classical verse to express the monk's insight into the kôan. Special collections of these jakugo were compiled as handbooks to aid in that search. Until now, Zen students in the West, lacking this important resource, have been severely limited in carrying out this practice. Zen Sand combines and translates two standard jakugo handbooks and opens the way for incorporating this important tradition fully into Western Zen practice. For the scholar, Zen Sand provides a detailed description of the jakugo practice and its place in the overall kôan curriculum, as well as a brief history of the Zen phrase book. This volume also contributes to the understanding of East Asian culture in a broader sense., Zen Sand is a classic collection of verses aimed at aiding practitioners of k an meditation to negotiate the difficult relationship between insight and language. As such it represents a major contribution to both Western Zen practice and English-language Zen scholarship. In Japan the traditional Rinzai Zen k an curriculum includes the use of jakugo, or capping phrases. Once a monk has successfully replied to a k an, the Zen master orders the search for a classical verse to express the monk's insight into the k an. Special collections of these jakugo were compiled as handbooks to aid in that search. Until now, Zen students in the West, lacking this important resource, have been severely limited in carrying out this practice. Zen Sand combines and translates two standard jakugo handbooks and opens the way for incorporating this important tradition fully into Western Zen practice. For the scholar, Zen Sand provides a detailed description of the jakugo practice and its place in the overall k an curriculum, as well as a brief history of the Zen phrase book. This volume also contributes to the understanding of East Asian culture in a broader sense.
LC Classification Number
BQ9289.5.H67 2003

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