A Flock of Fools: Ancient Buddhist Tales of Wisdom and Laughter from the One Hundred Parable Sutra

by Peter Levitt

Book Overview

One hundred illuminating tales of the foibles and follies of everyday fools, this elegant, humorous, and masterful little book of wisdom is a welcome addition to the Buddhist canon The One Hundred Parable Sutra is known as the most humorous sutra in all of Buddhist literature. Here, Kazuaki Tanahashi, the celebrated translator, calligrapher, and Dogen scholar, and Peter Levitt, an award-winning poet, storyteller, and Zen practitioner, have translated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802141331
• ISBN13: 9780802141330
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 7.0"