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

The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan)
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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, supplementing the original with his own commentary -- the first such commentary by a Western master -- making the profound truths of Zen Buddhism accessible to serious contemporary students and relevant to current social concerns.
Country USA
Brand Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Manufacturer North Point Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
Model illustrations
ReleaseDate 1991-01-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780865474420

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