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Hakuin's Precious Mirror Cave: A Zen Miscellany - Paperback

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by Norman Waddell (Editor)

From a legendary translator of sacred texts, this rich and various gathering of the writings of Hakuin will be important to seasoned practitioners as well as attractive to newcomers to Zen and spiritual seekers of all faiths

The two great streams of Zen Buddhism are the Soto sect, known as the School of Silent Illumination, and the Rinzai school of rigorous koan study. Dogen established Soto Zen in Japan, and his work is widely known in the West with many of his books translated into English. Hakuin is credited with the modern revival of the Rinzai sect and is its most important teacher. His life has been a great inspiration to the students and practitioners of Zen in the West, and his writings offer great authority and practical application.

Norman Waddell has devoted a large part of his life to translating and publishing work by and about Hakuin. This collection of six diverse and independent works contains five pieces never before translated into English, some of which have been--until quite recently--unknown, even in Japan.

Author Biography

Norman Waddell born in Washington, D.C. in 1940, was attracted to Japan by the works of the legendary D.T. Suzuki and his protégée R. H. Blyth, taught at Otani University for over thirty years, and was editor of the Eastern Buddhist Journal for several decades. He has published more than a dozen books on Japanese Zen Buddhism and is considered one of the finest translators of sacred texts of our time. He is the authoritative English translator of works by and about Hakuin.

Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.9 x 5 IN
Publication Date: December 01, 2010

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