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Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan)

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The Gateless Barrier is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen. Gathered together by Wu-men (Mumon), a thirteenth-century master of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) school, it is composed of forty-eight koans, or cases, each accompanied by a brief comment and poem by Wu-men.

Robert Aitken, one of the premier American Zen masters, has translated Wu-men's text, supplementing the original with his own commentary -- the first such commentary by a Western master -- making the profound truths of Zen Buddhism accessible to serious contemporary students and relevant to current social concerns.

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  • North Point Press Brand
  • Jan 1, 1991 Pub Date:
  • 0865474427 ISBN-10:
  • 9780865474420 ISBN-13:
  • English Language
  • 9 in * 0.79 in * 6 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: