The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen KoansIn The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West from Japan, going on to be the head of the Sanbo Kyodan Zen Community. The Gateless Gate would be invaluable if only for the translation and commentary alone, yet it's loaded with extra material and is a fantastic resource to keep close by:
A wonderful inspiration for the koan practitioner, and for those with a general interest in Zen Buddhism. |
Contents
Note on Chinese and Japanese Therms | |
Mumons Preface | |
Hyakujō and the | |
The Barbarian Has No Beard | |
MUMONS COMMENTARY | |
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Common terms and phrases
Ananda ancient answer attained barrier Baso become Blue Cliff Record Bodhidharma Bodhisattva body Book of Equanimity Buddha nature Buddhas and patriarchs Buddhism called China Chinese COMMENTARY THE VERSE concepts consciousness delusive Dharma successor disciples Dōgen Zenji dream dualistic empty enlightenment Enō essential nature essential world everything experience Fuketsu Gantō Gateless Gate Goso grasp Gutei hearing hermit Hōgen Hyakujō Isan Japanese Jōshū Kanshiketsu Kashyapa kensho koan Kyōzan living Manjusri masagin means mind is Buddha monastery monk asked mountain Mumon says MUMON’S COMMENTARY Nansen national teacher nonBuddhist old woman one’s ordinary person phenomenal world point of view primal face question realize replied Rinzai Ryūtan samadhi sect selfrealization Seppō Shakyamuni Buddha shippei sixth patriarch Sōtō Sutra sword Taibai teaching tell Tenryū things thought Tokusan Tōzan true turning word understand Unmon VERSE Chapter VERSE TEISHŌ whole universe Yamada Roshi zazen Zen master Zen practice Zen students Zenji Zong Zuigan