Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture) (Multilingual Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (525 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0824822846 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 880 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Something New Every Day C. D. White I use this book to find capping phrases for koan study under my Zen teacher. It is almost the only English translation of capping phrase collections. True to its origins, the phrases are arranged by their number of characters; not by topic or subject matter. At first, that seemed pointlessly cumbersome.However, using this book feels much like thumbing through a dictionary or encyclopedia. Every few pages you find an insight into yourself and your practice, an insight you did not even know you were looking for. Don't try to make a list of. "From the Inside" according to Daniel M. Kaplan. Victor Sogen Hori knows of what he speaks. A graduate of Stanford, and a Rinzai priest, he has expanded upon his fine article in Stephen Heine's book on Koan. The first hundred pages is Victor Hori writing about the Rinzai koan curriculum, how koans are used, and some very needed clarification on what satori and kensho are all about. He makes it clear that zen is not about "pure consciousness" and that there is cognitive activity in the so called enlightened state, although not what we would think. Victor Hori's narrative is easy to foll. cum grano salis Hakuyu Sogen Hori deserves credit for giving us the most complete translation of 'Zen capping phrase' material(jakugo). Besides the Zenrinkushu (ZRKS), he has also presented material from the Zengoshu (ZGS). Some Zen temples will insist on using the latter. Hence, those wishing to undertake training with 'jakugo' will find what they need - in 'Zen Sand. ' So - why only 'four stars'? The answer, regrettably, is that the supplementary material - introductory chapters, glossary etc., seem to have been put together in haste. It looks impressive - b
Zen Sand is a gold mine!" . "The whole literary and cultural baggage of Zen Buddhism all in one book
This volume also contributes to the understanding of East Asian culture in a broader sense.. Special collections of these jakugo were compiled as handbooks to aid in that search. As such it represents a major contribution to both Western Zen practice and English-language Zen scholarship. For the scholar, Zen Sand provides a detailed description of the jakugo practice and its place in the overall koan curriculum, as well as a brief history of the Zen phrase book. In Japan the traditional Rinzai Zen koan cur