Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802131843)

The eccentric Bankei (1622-1693) has long been an underground hero in the world of Zen. At a time when Zen was becoming overly formalized in Japan, he stressed its relevance to everyday life, insisting on the importance of naturalness and spontaneity. This volume presents his teachings -- as refreshing and iconoclastic today as they were three hundred years ago -- in a fluent translation by Peter Haskel, accompanied by a vivid account of Bankei's life and times, illustrations, and extensive notes for the scholar.

Author: Yoshito Hakeda
ISBN-10: 0802131840
ISBN-13: 9780802131843
Publisher: Grove Press
Language: English
Published: 01/23/1994
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.66w x 0.61d