The Tiger's Cave: Translations of Japanese Zen Texts (Second Zen Reader)

by Trevor Leggett

The Japanese texts translated here give a fascinating picture of actual Zen life - the life of the traditional temple training, with many stories and a number of historical incidents connected with Zen masters. The main text is the important commentary by a contemporary Soto Zen abbot on the Heart Sutra - the shortest and most difficult sutra in Mahayana Buddhism. Then comes a translation of the Yasen Kanna, a short autobiographical piece by Hakuin,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138659029
• ISBN13: 9781138659025
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages