The Mumonkan, translated as The Gateless Gate, is a collection of
48 Zen koans compiled in the early 13th century by the Chinese Zen
master Mumon Ekai (1183-1260). Along with the Blue Cliff Record,
The Gateless Gate is a central work of the Rinzai School of Zen
Buddhism. The common theme of the koans of Mumon Ekai, nature of
dualistic conceptualization. Each koan epitomizes one or more of
the polarities of consciousness that act like an obstacle or wall
to the insight. The student is challenged to transcend the polarity
that the koan represents and demonstrate or show that transcendence
to the Zen teacher.
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