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The Gateless Barrier (The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan))
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Product Details
Author:
Robert Aitken
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
332
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (January 1, 1991)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9780865474420
ISBN-10:
0865474427
Weight:
18.08oz
Case Pack:
24
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Macmillan Trade-Macmillan_Print_US_Trade_20260515220711-20260516.xml
Folder:
Macmillan Trade
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$29.00
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$22.33
Publisher Identifier:
P-STM
Discount Code:
A
Audience:
General/trade
Dimensions:
6" x 9" x 0.77"
QuickShip:
Yes
Pub Discount:
65
Imprint:
North Point Press
Overview
The Gateless Barrier is generally acknowledged to be the fundamental koan collection in the literature of Zen. Gathered together by Wu-men (Mumon), a thirteenth-century master of the Lin-chi (Rinzai) school, it is composed of forty-eight koans, or cases, each accompanied by a brief comment and poem by Wu-men.
Robert Aitken, one of the premier American Zen masters, has translated Wu-men's text, supplementing the original with his own commentary -- the first such commentary by a Western master -- making the profound truths of Zen Buddhism accessible to serious contemporary students and relevant to current social concerns.
