Cave of Tigers: The Living Zen Practice of Dharma Combat - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:John Daido LooriSeries:Dharma CommunicationsPublish date:2008-06-10Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9781590305652ISBN-10:1590305655UPC:9781590305652Book Category:Philosophy, ReligionBook Subcategory:Zen, BuddhismBook Topic:ZenSize:8.98 x 5.96 x 0.68 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCVG26YZZ8
Dharma combat is a practice form unique to Zen in which student and teacher confront each other before a live audience, so to speak. The Zen master takes a seat at the front of the meditation hall and is approached by students, one by one, who challenge the master with questions. The Zen master challenges them in return, and the pithy, energetic exchanges become a teaching for all involved. Cave of Tigers is proof that the ancient practice of dharma combat is alive and well in American Zen. It consists of records of actual dharma combat sessions between John Daido Loori Roshi and his students at Zen Mountain Monastery. The highly charged encounters range from koan-like exchanges to practical discussions of meditation, Buddhist philosophy, and the always-pertinent issue of bringing spiritual practice into everyday life.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:ShambhalaISBN-13:9781590305652ISBN-10:1590305655UPC:9781590305652Book Category:Philosophy, ReligionBook Subcategory:Zen, BuddhismBook Topic:ZenSize:8.98 x 5.96 x 0.68 inchesWeight:1.142Product ID:SCVG26YZZ8
John Daido Loori (1931-2009) was one of the West's leading Zen masters. He was the founder and spiritual leader of the Mountains and Rivers Order and abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery. His work has been most noted for its unique adaptation of traditional Asian Buddhism into an American context, particularly with regard to the arts, the environment, social action, and the use of modern media as a vehicle of spiritual training and social change. Loori was an award-winning photographer and videographer. His art and wildlife photography formed the core of a unique teaching program that integrated art and wilderness training by cultivating a deep appreciation of the relationship of Zen to our natural environment. He was a dharma heir of the influential Japanese Zen master Taizan Maezumi Roshi and he authored many books.
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