The Japanese texts translated here give a fascinating picture of actual Zen life - the life of the traditional temple training, with many stories and a number of historical incidents connected with Zen masters. The main text is the important commentary by a contemporary Soto Zen abbot on the Heart Sutra - the shortest and most difficult sutra in Mahayana Buddhism. Then comes a translation of the Yasen Kanna, a short autobiographical piece by Hakuin, the Japanese Zen teacher, monk and poet who revitalized Rinzai Zen in the eighteenth century. The remaining texts show what Zen means in Japan today.
| ISBN | 9781138659025 |
| Autor(a) | Leggett, Trevor |
| Editora | Routledge |
| Ano de edição | 2016 |
| Páginas | 198 |
| Acabamento | Capa Dura |
| Dimensões | 23,40 X 15,60 |