The Five Ranks of Zen: Tozan's Path of Being, Nonbeing, and Compassion

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A comprehensive and accessible guide to the Five Ranks, the pinnacle teaching of Zen Buddhism pointing to the path to true freedom.The great Japanese Zen master Hakuin exclaimed, &“How priceless is the merit gained through the step-by-step practice of the Five Ranks of Master Tozan!&” Hakuin here refers to a teaching created by the Chinese Buddhist master Dongshan, known in Japanese as Zen Master Tozan, which is honored and studied in both Soto and Rinzai schools of Zen and is a gem of the classical Zen tradition. The ranks—pithy, provocative titles followed by Tozan&’s brief poetic commentaries—serve as guides to a radical exploration of the experience of relative and absolute reality, the interpenetrating &“Two Truths&” of Mahayana Buddhism.In The Five Ranks of Zen, American Zen teacher Shishin Wick offers an accessible entry point to each of the ranks, which Tozan created in two formulations: the first and better-known is the Five Ranks of the Relative and the Absolute; while the second set, called the Sequence of Merit, is an abbreviated form of the Ten Oxherding Pictures, a traditional formulation of the Zen spiritual journey. Wick presents multiple translations and offers commentary on the ranks&’ titles and on Tozan&’s renowned verses, as well as offering guidance on these teachings&’ application in contemporary life and Zen practice. He emphasizes that, to truly plumb the depths of Tozan&’s teachings, you must treat these teachings as Zen koans and make a thorough investigation using your entire body.
Copyright:
2024

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780834845909
Related ISBNs:
9781645473220
Publisher:
Shambhala
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Copyrighted By:
Gerald L. Wick
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Norman Fischer

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