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The Gateless Gate : The Classic Book of Zen Koans by Koun Yamada, Ruben L. F. Habito is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Gateless Gate : The Classic Book of Zen Koans about?
In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West from Japan, going on to be the head of the Sanbo Kyodan Zen Community. The Gateless Gate would be invaluable if only fo
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It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Koun Yamada, Ruben L. F. Habito
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780861719716
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Literary Collections, Philosophy, Religion
- Rating
- 4.27 / 5 (229 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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