A Flower Does Not Talk: Zen Essays
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Book
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ISBN 10
0804808848
ISBN 13
9780804808842
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Publication Year
1989
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Pages
272
Subject
Zen Buddhism
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Abstract
In A Flower Does Not Talk, the author describes the basic characteristics of Zen, the training it calls for, and the Zen Personality, before presenting three typical Zen writings accompanied by informative notes. This book is beautifully illustrated with drawings, photographs of Zen inspired flower arrangements, and paintings by Zen Master Hakuin, is a classic introduction to the core of Buddhist teachings, which provide the basis for the happiness of mankind.
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These essays by a prominent Zen master are a classic introduction to Zen Buddhism, specifically written for Westerners.
The former abbot of Nanzenji Monastary in Kyoto, the Reverend Zenkei Shibayama, understood Western ways, and, in the early 1970s, prepared these introductory essays for English speakers.
In A Flower Does Not Talk, the author describes the basic characteristics of Zen, the training it calls for, and the Zen Personality, before presenting three typical Zen writings accompanied by informative notes. This book is beautifully illustrated with drawings, photographs of Zen inspired flower arrangements, and paintings by Zen Master Hakuin, is a classic introduction to the core of Buddhist teachings, which provide the basis for the happiness of mankind.
The former abbot of Nanzenji Monastary in Kyoto, the Reverend Zenkei Shibayama, understood Western ways, and, in the early 1970s, prepared these introductory essays for English speakers.
In A Flower Does Not Talk, the author describes the basic characteristics of Zen, the training it calls for, and the Zen Personality, before presenting three typical Zen writings accompanied by informative notes. This book is beautifully illustrated with drawings, photographs of Zen inspired flower arrangements, and paintings by Zen Master Hakuin, is a classic introduction to the core of Buddhist teachings, which provide the basis for the happiness of mankind.
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Product details
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; 1st edition (December 15, 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0804808848
ISBN-13: 978-0804808842
Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 7 inches
Contents: [CONTENTS]; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHARACTERISTICS OF ZEN; TRAINING IN ZEN; ZEN PERSONALITY; ZAZEN WASAN; FOREWORD; ZAZEN WABAN: The Song of Zazen by Hakuin; THE BACKGROUND; Zen Master Hakuin; On the Title; On the Structure of the Song; THE SONG OF ZAZEN; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Main Text of Zazen Wasan; Part III: Conclusion; Paintings of Hakuin; THE SIX OXHERDING PICTURES; PREFACE; EXPLANATORY NOTES ON THE SIX OXHERDING PICTURES; 1. The Oxherding Pictures of Zen; 2. The Mind-Ox; 3. The Whitening of the Black Ox; 4. The Herdsman; 5. The Tether of Faith; 6. The Rod of Striving. 7. A Circle8. Bibliography; 9. Brief Biography of Jitoku; The Pictures; The First Picture: AWAKENING OF FAITH; The Second Picture: FIRST ENTERING; The Third Picture: NOT THOROUGHLY GENUINE YET; The Fourth Picture: TRUE MIND; The Fifth Picture: BOTH FORGOTTEN; The Sixth Picture: PLAYING; A FLOWER DOES NOT TALK; SCRIPTURE OF NO LETTERS.
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