Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei
Boston & London: Shambhala, 2000.
First Edition. Hardcover.
First Printing.
The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. At its core is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories intended to provide insight and enlightenment. These texts are known as gongan in Chinese and koan in Japanese.
Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record is a new translation featuring commentary from two 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.
Item #902184ISBN: 157062738X
6-1/8 x 9-1/4", white cloth, dark blue endpapers, xiii, 354pp, translator's introduction, further reading.
A bit of faint staining to top-edge of text blook, near fine in dust wrapper with shallow creasing to edges, in protective mylar.
Price: $50.00