{"product_id":"transmission-of-light-zen-in-the-art-of-enlightenment-by-zen-master-keizan-paperback","title":"Transmission of Light: Zen in the Art of Enlightenment by Zen Master Keizan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Cleary\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA translation of the classic \u003ci\u003eDenkoroku\u003c\/i\u003e by one of the premier translators of Buddhist and Taoist texts illustrates how to arrive at the epiphanic Zen awakening known as \u003ci\u003esatori.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essential initiatory experience of Zen, satori is believed to open up the direct perception of things as they are. \"Even if you sit until your seat breaks through, even if you persevere mindless of fatigue, even if you are a person of lofty deeds and pure behavior, if you haven't reached this realm of satori, you still can't get out of the prison of the world.\" Deliberately cultivated and employed to awaken the dormant potency of the mind, satori is said to be accessible to all people, transcending time, history, culture, race, gender, and personality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAttributed to the thirteenth-century Zen Master Keizan (1268-1325), \u003ci\u003eTransmission of Light \u003c\/i\u003e (along with \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Cliff Record \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gateless Barrier \u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis one of three essential koan texts used by Zen students. Techniques for reaching the enlightening experience of satori are revealed through fifty-three short tales about the awakenings of successive generations of masters, beginning with the twelfth-century Zen master Ejo, dharma heir to Dogen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe translator's introduction establishes the context for \u003ci\u003eTransmission of Light \u003c\/i\u003e within the Zen canon and elucidates central themes of the work, including the essential idea that genuine satori \"is not the end of Zen; it is more properly the true beginning.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Cleary holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law. He is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali, and Arabic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.02 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52725050966323,"sku":"9781570629495","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ed-E75FGIC9781570629495.webp?v=1763700912","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/transmission-of-light-zen-in-the-art-of-enlightenment-by-zen-master-keizan-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}