Song of Enlightenment
Author: Xuanjue
Publisher: Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780881391008
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Yung-chia's Song of Enlightenment
Author: Yung-Chia
Publisher: Empty Bowl Press
Published: 2019-12-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781734187311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPoetry. Translated by Red Pine. For over a thousand years the SONG OF ENLIGHTENMENT has been one of the most popular texts in all of Eastern Asia.
Commentary on the Song of Awakening
Author: Kōdō Sawaki
Publisher: Merwinasia
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781937385613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTranslated from Japanese, this is a beautiful 7th century poem by a Chinese Chan master that expresses the wonder of his experience of enlightenment.
The Poetry of Enlightenment
Author: Master Sheng-Yen
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2006-10-10
Total Pages: 89
ISBN-13: 1590303997
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor the masters of the Chan tradition, poetry was a form of creative expression, but even more than that, it was a primary vehicle for teaching. Here a modern master presents ten teaching poems from the ancient masters, with illuminating commentary. “These poems flow directly from the minds of the enlightened Chan masters,” Master Sheng Yen says. “We get a glimpse into their experience at the time of, and after, their enlightenment. It is my hope that this collection of poems will give those who are interested in the practice a new way of looking at Chan.”
Yoka Daishi's Realizing the Way
Author: Xuanjue
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780901032454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA translation of, and commentary upon, Song on the Realization of the Way, a key Zen text exploring Mahayana thought.
Classical Chinese Poetry
Author: David Hinton
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2014-06-10
Total Pages: 597
ISBN-13: 1466873221
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A magisterial book” of nearly five hundred poems from some of history’s greatest Chinese poets, translated and edited by a renowned poet and scholar (New Republic). The Chinese poetic tradition is the largest and longest continuous tradition in world literature. This rich and far-reaching anthology of nearly five hundred poems provides a comprehensive account of its first three millennia (1500 BCE to 1200 CE), the period during which virtually all its landmark developments took place. Unlike earlier anthologies of Chinese poetry, Hinton’s book focuses on a relatively small number of poets, providing selections that are large enough to re-create each as a fully realized and unique voice. New introductions to each poet’s work provide a readable history, told for the first time as a series of poetic innovations forged by a series of master poets. “David Hinton has . . . lured into English a new manner of hearing the great poets of that long glory of China’s classical age. His achievement is another echo of the original, and a gift to our language.” —W. S. Merwin
The Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment
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Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1999-02-25
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1438413815
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment, used in monastic education for more than a millennium, is a concise guide to the key paradigms of the practice systems of the East Asian meditational schools (Ch'an, Sǒn, and Zen). Contained in its twelve chapters are definitive explanations of the meaning of innate and actualized enlightenment, sudden and gradual enlightenment, the true nature of ignorance and suffering, along with numerous examples of methods of contemplation that accord with and reflect the basic Ch'an views on enlightenment and practice. Although the Sutra was popular throughout the East Asian region, it attained its highest canonical status within the Korean Chogye school, where it is still a key text in the core curriculum of modern-day monks and nuns. The Sutra is translated here in full, along with the eloquent and revelatory commentary of the Chǒson monk Kihwa (1376–1433).
The Mirror of Zen
Author: Boep Joeng
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2006-12-12
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 0834826410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe sacred radiance of our original nature never darkens. It has shined forth since beginningless time. Do you wish to enter the gate that leads to this? Simply do not give rise to conceptual thinking. Zen Master So Sahn (1520–1604) is a towering figure in the history of Korean Zen. In this treasure-text, he presents in simple yet beautiful language the core principles and teachings of Zen. Each section opens with a quotation—drawn from classical scriptures, teachings, and anecdotes—followed by the author’s commentary and verse. Originally written in Chinese, the text was translated into Korean in the mid-twentieth century by the celebrated Korean monk Boep Joeng. An American Zen monk, Hyon Gak, has translated it into English.
Thunderous Silence
Author: Dosung Yoo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-12-17
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 1614290644
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThunderous Silence throws light on the Heart Sutra--a pithy encapsulation of the essence of Perfection of Wisdom literature--using stop-by-step analysis and an easy, conversational voice. Dosung Yoo examines the sutra phrase by phrase, using rich explanations and metaphors drawn from Korean folklore, quantum physics, Charles Dickens, and everything in between to clarify subtle concepts for the reader. This book invites us to examine the fundamentals of Buddhism--the Four Noble Truths, emptiness, enlightenment--through the prism of the Heart Sutra. Both those new to Buddhism and longtime practitioners looking to revisit a core text from a fresh perspective will find this work appealing.
Tracing Back the Radiance
Author: Robert E. Buswell, Jr.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1991-11-01
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780824814274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChinul (1158–1210) was the founder of the Korean tradition of Zen. He provides one of the most lucid and accessible accounts of Zen practice and meditation to be found anywhere in East Asian literature. Tracing Back the Radiance, an abridgment of Buswell’s Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul, combines an extensive introduction to Chinul’s life and thought with translations of three of his most representative works.
