Finding the Heart Sutra: Guided by a Magician, an Art Collector and Buddhist Sages from Tibet to Japan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780141994208)

An introduction to the essential Buddhist text from the author of Lost Japan

Forty years ago, after learning of the Heart Sutra in Japan, Alex Kerr set out on a quest to seek the wisdom that lies at the heart of this ancient Buddhist scripture. Guided by Zen abbots in Kyoto, Tibetan monks, a French writer, an American art collector, a magician, and the writings of Chinese scholars over the centuries, he came to see how this brief poem on emptiness is a storehouse of a universe of thought.

Traveling from Japan, Korea, and China, to India, Mongolia, Tibet, and Vietnam, this intimate book weaves together memory, history, and calligraphy. Alex reveals us to the many ways the Heart Sutra continues to influence the culture of Japan - and the world - today.


Author: Alex Kerr
ISBN-10: 0141994207
ISBN-13: 9780141994208
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 05/15/2022
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/07/2022