Passing through the gateless barrier
kōan practice for real life
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Author
Contributions
- Guo gu, 1968- editor, translator, writer of added commentary - Contributor
Publication
2016 - Shambhala, Colorado
Language
English
Word Count
106,750 words, Guess
Page Count
427 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepassingthroughga0000huik
- ISBN-101611802814
- ISBN-139781611802818
- AmazonB01HK86QA2
- Library of Congress Control Number2015030955
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number920817741
- Better World Books9781611802818
- Open LibraryOL27209661M
Classifications
- DDC294.3/443
- LCCBQ9289 .H8413 2016
- LCCBQ9289.H8413 2016
Description
"The classic thirteenth-century collection of Zen koans with one of the most accessible commentaries to date, from a Chinese Zen teacher. For more than eight centuries the Gateless Barrier has been studied by Zen (or Chan) practitioners in order to bring about meditative realizations about the nature of ultimate reality. Compiled by Chan Master Wumen Huikai in the thirteenth century, the Gateless Barrier (Chinese: Wumen guan; Japanese: Mumonkan) is a collection of forty-eight koans--stories of the sayings and actions of Chan Masters in which they freely and directly express their enlightened experience. This fresh English translation by Guo Gu--the first from a Chinese Chan teacher--is one of the most accessible to date, and his commentary brings new life to these classic teachings"--
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