Unlike most other formal religions, the Japanese school of Zen Buddhism has no canonized corpus of sacred literature which will reveal the "truth" to diligent readers. There are, however, numerous collections of anecdotes and aphorisms that may serve to convey the sensibility which underscores the practice of Zen. Drawing on these traditional sources, Dr. Irmgard Schloegl of the Buddhist Society in London has gathered into one short volume a sampling of stories and sayings that are a valuable introduction to the study of ...
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Unlike most other formal religions, the Japanese school of Zen Buddhism has no canonized corpus of sacred literature which will reveal the "truth" to diligent readers. There are, however, numerous collections of anecdotes and aphorisms that may serve to convey the sensibility which underscores the practice of Zen. Drawing on these traditional sources, Dr. Irmgard Schloegl of the Buddhist Society in London has gathered into one short volume a sampling of stories and sayings that are a valuable introduction to the study of Zen.
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Seller's Description:
Good in Good jacket. Size: 9x6x2; 1976 New Directions Books (New York), 5 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches tall brown cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, dark brown lettering to spine, xiv, 80 pp. Slight bumping to fore edge of front cover. Creasing to the fore edge and lower tips of a handful of pages. Otherwise, a very good copy-clean, bright and unmarked-in a slightly stained and age toned dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~E~ [1.0P] Companion volume to Thomas Merton's The Wisdom of the Desert and Geoffrey Parriner's The Wisdom of the Forest. Unlike most other formal religions, the Japanese school of Zen Buddhism has no canonized corpus of sacred literature which will reveal the "truth" to diligent readers. There are, however, numerous collections of anecdotes and aphorisms that may serve to convey the sensibility which underscores the practice of Zen. Drawing on these traditional sources, Dr. Irmgard Schloegl of the Buddhist Society in London has gathered into one short volume a sampling of stories and sayings that are a valuable introduction to the study of Zen.
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Good. A former library book with all the expected stamps stickers and markings. Some shelf storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Missing dustjacket. The pages appear unmarked. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
