The Blue Cliff Record
Author(s): Thomas Cleary
The Blue Cliff Record is a translation of the Pi Yen Lu, a collection of one hundred Zen koans - the paradoxical teaching stories used by Zen teachers to go beneath rational thought - accompanied by commentaries and appreciatory verses from the teachings of the Chinese Zen masters. Compiled in the twelfth century, by the great Zen master and poet Hseh-tou Ch'ung-hsien it is considered to be one of the greatest treasures of Zen literature and an essential study manual for students of Zen.
General Information
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- : Shambhala Publications Inc
- : Shambhala Publications Inc
- : 0.787
- : 26 April 2005
- : United States
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Thomas Cleary
- : Paperback
- : 0510
- : 299
- : 688