Zen Sourcebook: Traditional Documents from China, Korea, and Japan

Description

This is the first collection to offer selections from the foundational texts of the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Zen traditions in a single volume. Through representative selections from their poetry, letters, sermons, and visual arts, the most important Zen Masters provide students with an engaging, cohesive introduction to the first 1,200 years of this rich-and often misunderstood-tradition. A general Introduction provides historical, biographical, and cultural context; notes on translation and a glossary are also included.

Stephen Addiss is Tucker-Boatwright Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Art History, University of Richmond. Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. Judith Roitman is Professor of Mathematics, University of Kansas. Paula Arai is Associate Professor of Religion, Louisiana State University.

"This is an excellent book for undergraduates... to be commended for its wide coverage; the Korean material is especially hard to find... The short introductions to the selections are lucid, informative and focused, providing students with a good framework through which to understand the readings. Any course that wants to work with translations of primary texts, rather than textbook summaries, will find this book the most convenient and cost-effective available." -- Brook Ziporyn, Northwestern University.