Chan has a long tradition of the gongan, the direct and often humorous stories of the enlightened conversations between Buddhist practitioners. In Chan Heart, Chan Art, Venerable Master Hsing Yun retells one hundred classic gongans in approachable and lively prose. Each gongan is complimented by a striking painting done in the classical Chan style by the renowned husband and wife team of Gao Ertai and Pu Xiaoyu. Winner of Foreword Magazine's 2007 Book of the Year Award for Religious Fiction, this handsome volume is ...
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Chan has a long tradition of the gongan, the direct and often humorous stories of the enlightened conversations between Buddhist practitioners. In Chan Heart, Chan Art, Venerable Master Hsing Yun retells one hundred classic gongans in approachable and lively prose. Each gongan is complimented by a striking painting done in the classical Chan style by the renowned husband and wife team of Gao Ertai and Pu Xiaoyu. Winner of Foreword Magazine's 2007 Book of the Year Award for Religious Fiction, this handsome volume is perfect for lovers of quiet solemnity and sublime beauty alike.
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Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 193229323X. No DJ as issued; Decorated hardcover binding, Collection of illustrated Chan (Zen Buddhist) stories. Color illustrations by Gao Ertai and Pu Xiaoyu, notes, glossary; 4to (8.5 X 0.75 X 11.25 inches); vii + 224 pages.
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Like New. No Dustjacket as issued. Size: 8x0x11; This is a unique volume that pairs 100 traditional Chan (Zen) stories retold by Venerable Master Hsing Yun with 100 paintings that beautifully capture the flavor of traditional Chan art. To make ancient Chan stories more accessible, Venerable Master Hsing Yun has written commentaries at the end of each story to elucidate the meaning of difficult gongans (koans) and gathas (verses).
