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The Mirror of Zen

The Classic Guide to Buddhist Practice by Zen Master So Sahn
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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. 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.

Author Biography:

Boep Joeng is a Korean Zen monk, a writer, and a translator of Buddhist texts. In his native Korea, he has written widely about meditation, social justice, environmentalism, and nonmaterialism. Hyon Gak Sunim, a Zen monk, was born Paul Muenzen in Rahway, New Jersey. Educated at Yale College and Harvard University, he was ordained a monk under Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1992 at Nam Hwa Sah Temple, the temple of the Sixth Patriarch, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China. He has completed more than twenty intensive ninety-day meditation retreats and three arduous hundred-day solo meditation retreats in the mountains of Korea. He has compiled and edited a number of Zen Master Seung Sahn’s texts, including The Compass of Zen, Only Don’t Know, and Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake. He received inga from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 2001, and is currently guiding teacher of the Seoul International Zen Center at Hwa Gye Sah Temple, Seoul. Zen Master So Sahn was born in what is now North Korea. He became a monk at age twenty-one, and later assumed leadership positions in both major schools of Korean Buddhism. At the end of the sixteenth century he helped his country repel a Japanese invasion by training and leading a monk army, making him a national hero and a household name in Korea even into modern times.
Release date NZ
December 12th, 2006
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributors
  • Edited by Zen Master So Sahn
  • Translated by Boep Joeng
  • Translated by Hyon Gak
Pages
186
Dimensions
140x215x10
ISBN-13
9781590303849
Product ID
1694501

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