{"product_id":"commentary-on-the-song-of-kodo-sawaki-9781937385620","title":"Commentary on the Song of Awakening: A Twentieth Century Japanese Zen Master's Commentary on the Seventh Century Poem by the Chinese Ch'an Master Yung","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Song of Awakening (chin. Cheng-tao ke, jap. Shōdōka), is a seminal text within early Chinese Chan (jap. Zen). Written in the seventh century by the Chinese master Yung-chia Hsüan-chüeh (Jap. Yōka Genkaku, known familiarly as Yōka Daishi), this superb poem resonates with Yōka Daishi's great awakening to the truth of reality. As such, it has had a deep influence on the understanding and practice of a long line of Chinese and Japanese Zen masters and practitioners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKōdō Sawaki uses the poetic expression of Shōdōka as a springboard for a wide-ranging commentary that not only elucidates the poem, but adds a rich background of Buddhist teachings and emphasizes Sawaki Roshi's focus on upright sitting in the zazen posture as the seat of realization. Filled with humor, Japanese folk history, and sometimes a no-holds barred critique of academic and priestly posturing, Sawaki's commentary is a pleasure to encounter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodo Sawaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1937385620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781937385620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Merwinasia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Kodo Sawaki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48486395314431,"sku":"9781937385620","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ddd90bd-9c32-4422-95ac-a1293564af75.jpg?v=1778055259","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/commentary-on-the-song-of-kodo-sawaki-9781937385620","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}