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The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan)

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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert Aitken (Translator)Publish date:1991-01-01Pages:332
Language:EnglishPublisher:North Point PressISBN-13:9780865474420ISBN-10:865474427UPC:9780865474420Book Category:Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Hinduism, ZenBook Topic:ZenSize:9.02 x 6.18 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.1199Product ID:SCEQ6F1R4N

The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan)

The Gateless Barrier is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen. Gathered together by Wu-men (Mumon), a thirteenth-century master of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) school, it is composed of forty-eight koans, or cases, each accompanied by a brief comment and poem by Wu-men.

Robert Aitken, one of the premier American Zen masters, has translated Wu-men's text,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:North Point PressISBN-13:9780865474420ISBN-10:865474427UPC:9780865474420Book Category:Religion, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Buddhism, Hinduism, ZenBook Topic:ZenSize:9.02 x 6.18 x 0.81 inchesWeight:1.1199Product ID:SCEQ6F1R4N

Robert Aitken, Roshi of the Diamond Sangha in Honolulu, is the author of Taking the Path of Zen and The Mind of Clover.


Publisher: North Point Press

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