Radical Zen: The sayings of Jo¯shu¯

By Chao-chou and Zhaozhou Congshen

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394735129
• ISBN13: 9780394735122
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: distributed by Random House
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An excellent text for advanced students of Zen.

This text is one of the few to set forth a substantial number of the Master's sayings. Joshu (Japanese spelling)is believed to have lived to the age of 120, and his wisdom is evident. The Master was absolutely direct, and his lessons cut to the heart of Zen thought. Included are stories (koans and mondo) popularized in other collections. The translations appear to be very good (I don't read Chinese or Japanese), and preserve the flavor and meaning of the original texts. When hungry, eat. When sleepy, sleep.