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by Katsuki Sekida (Translator)

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A new translation of The Gateless Gate and The Blue Cliff Records, two classic collections of Zen koans--or guiding 'riddles'--used in the study of Zen Buddhism

The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressible in words. The two works translated in this book, Mumonkan (The Gateless Gate) and Hekiganroku (The Blue Cliff Records), both compiled during the Song dynasty in China, are the best known and most frequently studied koan collections, and are classics of Zen literature. They are still used today in a variety of practice lineages, from traditional zendos to modern Zen centers.

In a completely new translation, together with original commentaries, the well-known Zen teacher Katsuki Sekida brings to these works the same fresh and pragmatic approach that made his Zen Training so successful. The insights of a lifetime of Zen practice and his familiarity with both Eastern and Western ways of thinking make him an ideal interpreter of these texts.

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  • Title Two Zen Classics: The Gateless Gate and the Blue Cliff Records
  • Author Katsuki Sekida (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Shambhala Ed
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Shambhala, Boston
  • Publication date 2005-09-13
  • Features Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781590302828 / 1590302826
  • Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 6.1 x 1.08 in (22.76 x 15.49 x 2.74 cm)
  • Reading level 840
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress subjects Koan, Huikai
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005048966
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.344

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"Katsuki Sekida brings to these works the same fresh and pragmatic approach that made his Zen Training so popular. The insights of a lifetime of Zen practice and his familiarity with Western as well as Eastern ways of thinking make him an ideal interpreter of the texts for the people of today."—Asahi Evening News

 "These notes are the fullest and most intelligent that have so far appeared in English."—Japan Times

"Two Zen Classics is a product of Herculean labors, wrought with dedication and understanding."—Philip Kapleau

About the author

Katsuki Sekida (1893-1987) was by profession a high school teacher of English until his retirement in 1945. Zen, nevertheless, was his lifelong preoccupation. He began his Zen practice in 1915 and trained at Empuku-ji in Kyoto and Ryutaki-ji in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. He taught at the Honolulu Zendo and Maui Zendo from 1963 to 1970 and at the London Zen Society from 1970 to 1972.
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