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Book Title
Five Houses of Zen
Publication Name
The Five Houses of Zen
Title
The Five Houses of Zen
Author
Thomas Cleary
Translator
Thomas Cleary
Contributor
Thomas Cleary (Translated by)
Format
Trade Paperback
ISBN-10
1570622922
EAN
9781570622922
ISBN
9781570622922
Publisher
Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Genre
Religion, Philosophy
Release Date
15/04/1997
Release Year
1997
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
US
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Zen, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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For all its emphasis on the direct experience on insight without reliance on the products of the intellect, the Zen tradition has created a huge body of writings. Of this cast literature, the writings associated with the so-called Five Houses of Zen are widely considered to be preeminent. These Five Houses--which arose in China during the ninth and tenth centuries, often referred to as the Golden Age of Zen--were not schools or sects but styles of Zen teaching represented by some of the most outstanding masters in Zen history. The writing of these great Zen teachers are presented here, many translated for the first time. These include: * The sayings of Pai-chang, famous for his Zen dictum "A day without work, a day without food." * Selections from Kuei-shan's collection of Zen admonitions, considered essential reading by numerous Buddhist teachers. * Sun-chi's unique discussion of the inner meaning of the circular symbol in Zen teaching. * Sayings of Huang-po from The Essential Method of Transmission of Mind. * Excerpts from The Record of Lin-chi , a great classical text of Zen literature. * Ts'ao-shan's presentation of the famous teaching device known as the Five Ranks. * Selections of poetry from the Cascade Collection by Hsueh-tou, renowned for his poetic commentaries on the classic Blue Cliff Record. * Yung-ming's teachings on how to balance the two basic aspects of meditation: concentration and insight.

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Publisher
Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1570622922
ISBN-13
9781570622922
eBay Product ID (ePID)
613267

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Book Title
Five Houses of Zen
Author
Thomas Cleary
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Zen, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Religion, Philosophy
Number of Pages
192 Pages

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Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Bq9262.9.C5f8 1997
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One of the foremost contemporary translators of classical Buddhist and Taoist literature, Cleary has made another valuable body of work available to Western readers with this collection of writings and teachings of some of the great Zen masters of China from the ninth and tenth centuries. The five houses of Zen that arose at that time were not actually separate schools or branches but instead represented distinctive styles of teaching carried out by certain Chinese Zen masters and perpetuated by their students. Cleary's introduction provides useful historical information on the development of Zen in China during the T'ang Dynasty (619-906). His translations shine with clarity and express the insights of these great teachers with beauty and understanding.-Elizabeth Salt,Library Journal., One of the foremost contemporary translators of classical Buddhist and Taoist literature, Cleary has made another valuable body of work available to Western readers with this collection of writings and teachings of some of the great Zen masters of China from the ninth and tenth centuries. The five houses of Zen that arose at that time were not actually separate schools or branches but instead represented distinctive styles of teaching carried out by certain Chinese Zen masters and perpetuated by their students. Cleary's introduction provides useful historical information on the development of Zen in China during the T'ang Dynasty (619-906). His translations shine with clarity and express the insights of these great teachers with beauty and understanding.--Elizabeth Salt, Library Journal.
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