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" Radical Zen : "
translated with a commentary by Yoel Hoffmann ; pref. by Hirano Sōjō ; [cover ill. and design by Karen Becker].
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BL
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1039152
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b793522
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| Main Entry
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Zhaozhou,Shi,778-897.
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Radical Zen : : the sayings of Jōshū /\ translated with a commentary by Yoel Hoffmann ; pref. by Hirano Sōjō ; [cover ill. and design by Karen Becker].
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Brookline, Mass. :: Autumn Press ;[New York] :: Distributed by Random House,, ©1978.
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160 pages ;; 23 cm
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0394735129
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: 9780394735122
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Abstract
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The old Zen master Joshu (Zhaozhou also Chao-chou is one of those prototypical figures in classical Zen literature, the unpredictable protagonist of many of the key cases in the major koan collections. Come to think of it, many of our standard stereotypes of the Zen Master can be traced to this figure--irascible and blunt, down-to-earth and practical, prone to answer religious questions with seemingly off-the wall non-sequiturs and paradoxes if not a good sharp smack in the face. Regardless of the now probably untraceable layers of historical fact and later legend swirled about within this image, then, it's of vital importance in understanding the Zen tradition and its development, not to mention its current sense of identity. And so the classic Zen text purporting to be Chao-chou's recorded sayings, wonderfully translated in this book by Yoel Hoffman, is as extremely significant as it is quizzically enjoyable and underhandedly inspiring.--Amazon.com.
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Zen Buddhism, Early works to 1800.
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Zen Buddhism.
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| Dewey Classification
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294.3/4
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BQ9265.C4513
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Hoffmann, Yoel.
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Sayings of Jōshū
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