Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate - Softcover

Soko Morinaga Roshi

 
9780901032669: Mumonkan: The Gateless Gate
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0901032662 ISBN 13: 9780901032669
Publisher: The Buddhist Society, 2023

Synopsis

The Mumonkan, translated as The Gateless Gate, is a collection of 48 Zen koans compiled in the early 13th century by the Chinese Zen master Mumon Ekai (1183-1260). Along with the Blue Cliff Record, The Gateless Gate is a central work of the Rinzai School of Zen Buddhism. The common theme of the koans of Mumon Ekai, nature of dualistic conceptualization. Each koan epitomizes one or more of the polarities of consciousness that act like an obstacle or wall to the insight. The student is challenged to transcend the polarity that the koan represents and demonstrate or show that transcendence to the Zen teacher.

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About the Author

This new edition of The Mumonkan has commentaries by Soko Morinaga Roshi, the beloved Zen Master who taught internationally and shared these insights into Zen practice at the Buddhist Society Summer Schools.

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Publisher
The Buddhist Society
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0901032662
ISBN 13 
9780901032669
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
430