Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice - Couverture rigide

Hori, Victor Sogen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0824822846 ISBN 13 : 9780824822842

Editeur : University of Hawai'i Press, 2003

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Victor Sôgen Hori, who was ordained in Japan as a Zen monk in 1976, is currently associate professor of Japanese religions in the Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Hawai'i Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0824822846
• ISBN 13: 9780824822842
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 778
• Éditeur: Hori Victor Sogen
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible