Beyond Self: 108 Korean Zen Poems

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Parallax Press, 1997 - Poetry - 50 pages
Korea's premier poet, the former Buddhist monk Ko Un, presents 108 Zen poems. From these poems we can taste hear, smell and see the life of Ko Un, who is affectionately called "the great mountain peak" by his friends.

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108 KOREAN ZEN Allen Ginsberg Ananda BABY MAGPIES Blue Cliff Records Bodhidharma bodhisattva bowl of rowan Brother Anthony Buddha Buddhist Buddhist monk Cape Kuryong century Ch'an Cheju Island Chinese Ch'an Chunhyang cramped prison cell Dhyana Diamond Sutra disciple emptiness green frog Haein-sa Han Shan Han Yong-Un historical Buddha Hui Neng Hyech'o Hyobong Sonsa IDLE TALK Japanese Kashyapa kill Buddha King Ashoka Ko Un Koan Korean poets KOREAN ZEN POEMS KYONGHO literature LITTLE KID Look Lotus Sutra Majong Manjushri MASTER POJO MASTER'S SCROLL meditation mother MOUNTAIN IS MOUNTAIN Myohyang Mountain OLD BUDDHA Palgong Mountain poetry POJO OF KORYO rain ripples ROSARY rowan tea Seoul Shakyamuni SHAN AND SHIH Shen Hsiu shit Sixty trillion cells smiled Sokdu Sonsa South Cholla Province SPRING DREAMS Taizé Thich Nhat Hanh tomorrow TRIPITAKA KOREANA turned What's women of Majong word writing YEH FU Yeh Fu's Song Young-Moo Kim Zen masters

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TitleBeyond Self: 108 Korean Zen Poems
AuthorKo Un
PublisherParallax Press, 1997
ISBN0938077996, 9780938077992
Length50 pages
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Poetry / Asian / General
Poetry / General
Poetry / Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious
Religion / Buddhism / Zen
  
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