Zen Grasp Yunmen: His Life and Important Sayings

A contemporary Zen classic–reissued with new materials: An introduction to the nice tenth-century Chinese language grasp, with translations of his key works.

Yunmen Wenyan (c. 864–949) was a grasp of the Chinese language Zen (Chan) custom and some of the influential lecturers in its historical past, displaying up in lots of well-known koans—in one in all which he’s credited with the well-known line, “Every day is a good day.” His teachings are mentioned to permeate heaven and earth, to handle instantly and completely the state and circumstances of his viewers, and to chop off even the slightest hint of duality. On this traditional examine of Grasp Yunmen, historian and Buddhist scholar Urs App clearly elucidates the surrounding and penetrating nature of Yunmen’s teachings, supplies pioneering translations of his quite a few talks and dialogues, and features a transient historical past of Chinese language Zen, a biography of the grasp, and a wealth of useful resource supplies.

Writer ‏ : ‎ Shambhala (July 3, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1611805597
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1611805598
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.3 inches