No Barrier Unlocking the Zen Koan  -  Thomas Cleary, translation and Commentary

Translation from the original Chinese of the Zen Classic Wumenguan

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This collection of riddles, symbolic stories and mental exercises is the first English translation from the original Chinese of the Wumenguan - an ancient collection of Zen koans (known in Japanese as the Mumonkaa). The text presents the fullest range of Zen teachings that can be presented in words. Koans can be used to liberate the mind from its conditioned habits and assumptions - their very simplicity hides great sophistication. This translation also includes both the teaching stories of other Chinese sa...
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1993 Uitgever: Thorsons Reeks: Chinese Wisdom 240 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1855383241 ISBN-13: 9781855383241