Ten Gates: The Kong-an Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn

by Seung Sahn and Dae Kwang

Book Overview

Zen is famous for koans (called kong-ans in Korean, and in this book), those bizarre and seemingly unanswerable questions Zen masters pose to their students to check their realization (such as "What... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590304179
• ISBN13: 9781590304174
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

the real deal

Master Seung Sahn summed it up in one phrase: Only don't know. That being said, if you enjoy Zen directly from the source, this tome is a good place to begin. As are his other books. Beware his stick!