{"product_id":"gateless-barrier-zenkai-shibayama-9781570627262","title":"Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan","description":"For more than seven centuries the \u003ci\u003eMumonkan\u003c\/i\u003e has been used in Zen monasteries to train monks and to encourage the religious development of lay Buddhists. It contains forty- eight \u003ci\u003ekoans\u003c\/i\u003e, or spiritual riddles, that must be explored during the course of Zen training. Shibayama Zenkei \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(1894-1974), an influential Japanese Zen teacher and calligrapher who traveled and lectured throughout the United States in the 60s and 70s, offers his own commentary alongside the classic text. \u003ci\u003eThe Gateless Barrier \u003c\/i\u003e remains an essential text for all serious students of Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zenkei Shibayama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570627266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570627262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.96w x 0.99d","brand":"Zenkei Shibayama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045290602751,"sku":"9781570627262","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b8d3082-9efe-4424-938a-004141859d99.jpg?v=1684977877","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gateless-barrier-zenkai-shibayama-9781570627262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}