Sunday, 8 March 2015

The Zen Master Is Present

The Zen Master Is Present


North American Zen Buddhists revere Dogen, the monk who founded the Soto school and became its most brilliant exponent. But the other great figure of Japanese Zen, the Rinzai master Hakuin, remains more enigmatic. Now Norman Waddell has translated a sprawling collection of talks, exegetical discourses, poetry, letters, and inscriptions for paintings by the giant of the Rinzai school. Will this book give Hakuin the visibility Dogen continues to enjoy?

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