
Bankei Zen
Translations from the Record of Bankei
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Description
The eccentric Bankei (1622-1693) has long been an underground hero in the world of Zen. At a time when Zen was becoming overly formalized in Japan, he stressed its relevance to everyday life, insisting on the importance of naturalness and spontaneity. This volume presents his teachings-as refreshing and iconoclastic today as they were three hundred years ago-in a fluent translation by Peter Haskel, accompanied by a vivid account of Bankei's life and times, illustrations, and extensive notes for the scholar.
Grove Press, 9780802131843, 196pp.
Publication Date: January 23, 1994
About the Author
Haskel received his Ph.D. from Columbia University.