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Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record : Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei by Hakuin; Denson; Thomas F Cleary; Yuanwu; 克勤(1063-1135); 慧鶴(1685-1768); 伝尊(1648-1735) is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

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The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for their ability to bring about insight and enlightenment. These vignettes are known as gongan in Chinese and koan in Japanese. Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record is a fresh translation featuring newly translated commentary from two of the greatest Zen masters of early modern Japan, Hakuin Ekaku (1685–1768) of the Rinzai sect of Zen and Tenkei Denson (1648–1735) of the Soto sect of Zen. This translation and commentary on The Blue Cliff Record sheds new light on the meaning of this central Zen text. Amazon.com Review The Blue Cliff Record is a collection of Chinese koan, cryptic Zen stories that point the way to enlightenment. Monks would (and still do) spend days, months, even years on a single koan, ruminating over it, plumbing its depths--not trying to figure it out, but letting it open a door inside of them. Over the centuries, masters have attempted to help the process along by adding their own remarks. Translator Thomas Cleary tells us that two of t

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Author

Hakuin; Denson; Thomas F Cleary; Yuanwu; 克勤(1063-1135); 慧鶴(1685-1768); 伝尊(1648-1735)

Publisher

Shambhala Publications, Incorporated

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781570627385

Category

religious

Subjects

Philosophy, Religion, Buddhism

Rating

4.24 / 5 (50 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14