{"product_id":"zen-sand-victor-sogen-hori-9780824835071","title":"Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eZen Sand is a classic collection of verses aimed at aiding practitioners of kôan meditation to negotiate the difficult relationship between insight and language. As such it represents a major contribution to both Western Zen practice and English-language Zen scholarship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Japan the traditional Rinzai Zen kôan curriculum includes the use of jakugo, or \"capping phrases.\" Once a monk has successfully replied to a kôan, the Zen master orders the search for a classical verse to express the monk's insight into the kôan. Special collections of these jakugo were compiled as handbooks to aid in that search. Until now, Zen students in the West, lacking this important resource, have been severely limited in carrying out this practice. Zen Sand combines and translates two standard jakugo handbooks and opens the way for incorporating this important tradition fully into Western Zen practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the scholar, Zen Sand provides a detailed description of the jakugo practice and its place in the overall kôan curriculum, as well as a brief history of the Zen phrase book. This volume also contributes to the understanding of East Asian culture in a broader sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Sogen Hori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0824835077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824835071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.70d","brand":"Victor Sogen Hori","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896491008255,"sku":"9780824835071","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a84e751-cb64-4d8e-98b1-86fa9fb0734f.jpg?v=1721371544","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zen-sand-victor-sogen-hori-9780824835071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}