The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen by Isshu Miura


The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen
Title : The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen
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ISBN : 0156999811
ISBN-10 : 9780156999816
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 176
Publication : First published October 19, 1966

The first scholarly examination in any language of the historical development and traditional method of koan study in Zen Buddhism. Foreword by Ruth Fuller Sasaki; Index; ink drawings by Hakuin Ekaku.A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.


The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen Reviews


  • Tim Weakley

    The best parts of this book were the Hakuin brush paintings, and the discussion of the differences between Soto and Rinzai Zen.