Living And Dying In Zazen: Five Zen Masters Of Modern Japan
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (821 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0834805316 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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The deification of Zen teachers by their followers has been a problematic issue in American Zen; this book provides a healthy antidote, presenting four men and one woman who have lived and died in Zen within the rich context of their personal lives and their culture, so that we can fully understand what makes a Zen master in Japan.. Living and Dying in Zazen combines the life stories and teaching of five teachers—Kodo Sawaki, Sodo Yokoyama, Kozan Kato, Motoko Ikebe, and Uchiyama—associated with Antaiji monastery and the story of Bravermen and other Western students coming to grips with Zen, Japanese culture, and themselves
. His previous translations include Mud and Water: The Teachings of Zen Master Bassui, Warrior of Zen: The Diamond-hard Wisdom Mind of Suzuki Shoson, and A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu. Arthur Braverman is an author, translator, and student of Zen Buddhism
Glen Zorn said Five Stars. Terrific book!. Magnificent! Michael E. Moriarty This is one of the 3 essential books for a practitioner's library:1. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind.2. Zen and the Art of Archery.3. Living and Dying in ZaZen.The rest are dust collectors.. jfpessoa said Very fine book. Far more interesting than many previous biographies of Buddhist teachers that I have read, which I found had a remote style, or perhaps it was their attitude toward the person they were writing about. But this book doesn't swerve in the opposite direction, that of gushing adoration, which often mars the biographies of modern Christian figures. As copy on the back cover says "The deification of Zen teachers by their followers has been a problematic issue in American Zen" and it goes on to say that this book provides a "healthy antidote" presenting the f
His previous translations include Mud and Water: The Teachings of Zen Master Bassui, Warrior of Zen: The Diamond-hard Wisdom Mind of Suzuki Shoson, and A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu. . About the Author Arthur Braverman is an author, translator, and student of Zen Buddhism