Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
|
Buy Now
Letting Go - The Story of Zen Master Tosui (Paperback)
Loot Price: R623
Discovery Miles 6 230
|
|
Letting Go - The Story of Zen Master Tosui (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Of the many eccentric figures in Japanese Zen, the Soto Zen master
Tosui Unkei is surely among the most colourful and extreme.
Variously compared to Ryokan and Francis of Assisi, Tosui has been
called ""the original hippie."" After many grueling years of Zen
study and the sanction of a distinguished teacher, Tosui abandoned
the religious establishment and became a drifter. The arresting
details of Tosui's life were recorded in the ""Tribute"" (""Tosui
osho densan""), a lively and colloquial account written by the
celebrated scholar and Soto Zen master Menzan Zuiho. Menzan
concentrates on Tosui's years as a beggar and labourer, recounting
episodes from an unorthodox life while at the same time opening a
new window on 17th-century Japan. The ""Tribute""is translated here
for the first time, accompanied by woodblock prints commissioned
for the original 1768 edition. Peter Haskel's introduction places
Tosui in the context of the Japanese Zen of his period - a time
when the identities of early modern Zen schools were still being
formed and a period of spiritual crisis for many distinguished
monks who believed that the authentic Zen transmission had long
ceased to exist. A biographical addendum offers a detailed overview
of Tosui's life in light of surviving premodern sources.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.