Samurai Zen: The Warrior Koans

by Trevor Leggett

Book Overview

Samurai Zen brings together 100 of the rare riddles which represent the core spiritual discipline of Japan's ancient Samurai tradition. Dating from thirteenth-century records of Japan's Kamakura temples, and traditionally guarded with a reverent secrecy, they reflect the earliest manifestation of pure Zen in Japan. Created by Zen Masters for their warrior pupils, the Japanese Koans use incidents from everyday life - a broken tea-cup, a water-jar,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415284651
• ISBN13: 9780415284653
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 7.8"