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Unborn - by Bankei Yotaku (Paperback)

Name: Unborn - by Bankei Yotaku (Paperback)
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In 1633, at age eleven, Bankei Yotaku was banished from his family's home because of his consuming engagement with the Confucian texts that all schoolboys were required to copy and recite.
About the Author: Norman Waddell has published translations of Suzuki, Dogen, and, Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin.
156 Pages
Religion + Beliefs, Buddhism

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In 1633, at age eleven, Bankei Yotaku was banished from his family's home because of his consuming engagement with the Confucian texts that all schoolboys were required to copy and recite. Using a hut in the nearby hills, he wrote the word Shugyo-an, or "practice hermitage," on a plank of wood, propped it up beside the entrance, and settled down to devote himself to his own clarification of "bright virtue."

He finally turned to Zen and, after fourteen years of incredible hardship, achieved a decisive enlightenment, whereupon the Rinzai priest traveled unceasingly to the temples and monasteries of Japan, sharing what he'd learned.

"What I teach in these talks of mine is the Unborn Buddha-mind of illuminative wisdom, nothing else. Everyone is endowed with this Buddha-mind, only they don't know it." Casting aside the traditional aristocratic style of his contemporaries, he offered his teachings in the common language of the people. His style recalls the genius and simplicity of the great Chinese Zen masters of the T'ang dynasty.

This revised and expanded edition contains many talks and dialogues not included in the original 1984 volume.

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"[The Unborn] is truly one of the most original developments in the entire history of Zen thought." --D. T. Suzuki

About the Author

Norman Waddell has published translations of Suzuki, Dogen, and, Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin. He lives in Japan.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.51 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)

Weight: .59 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 156

Genre: Religion + Beliefs

Sub-Genre: Buddhism

Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl

Theme: Rituals & Practice

Format: Paperback

Author: Bankei Yotaku

Language: English

Street Date: July 31, 2000

TCIN: 90809760

UPC: 9780865475953

Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-0117

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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