Expression of Zen inspiration in everyday activities such as writing or serving tea, and in knightly arts such as fencing, came to be highly regarded in the Japanese tradition. In the end some of them were practised as spiritual training as themselves; they were the n called 'Ways'. This book, first published in 1978, includes translations of some rare texts on Zen and the Ways. One is a sixteenth-century Zen text complied from Kamakura temple records of the previous three centuries; others are translated from the 'secret ...
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Expression of Zen inspiration in everyday activities such as writing or serving tea, and in knightly arts such as fencing, came to be highly regarded in the Japanese tradition. In the end some of them were practised as spiritual training as themselves; they were the n called 'Ways'. This book, first published in 1978, includes translations of some rare texts on Zen and the Ways. One is a sixteenth-century Zen text complied from Kamakura temple records of the previous three centuries; others are translated from the 'secret scrolls' of fencing, archery, Judo and so on.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978. Octavo. Blue cloth boards stamped in white. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Spine straight, binding tight and pages crisp. Light spotting to top of page ends. Light bump to top corners and light erasure marks on endpapers. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear, nicks, and spine fading. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 256 pages. ISBN: 0710085982. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book is near Fine. Dust jacket a little yellowed on upper edge, price clipped, with small price sticker affixed to front flap.