Readings of the Gateless Barrier / edited by Jimmy Yu.

Other author Yu, Jimmy, 1968- editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Columbia University Press, [2025]
Copyright Date©2025
Description353 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesColumbia readings of Buddhist literature
Columbia readings of Buddhist literature. ^A1143549
Contents Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note to the Reader -- Introduction: The Gateless Barrier in Context, by Jimmy Yu -- 1. The Gong'an Tradition in the Gateless Barrier as a "Special Transmission Outside the Teaching," by Albert Welter -- 2. Dahui Zong'gao and His Impact on the Gateless Barrier, by Jimmy Yu -- 3. The Gateless Barrier and the Locus of Truth, by Jin Y. Park -- 4. Paradox in the Gateless Barrier, by Robert H. Sharf -- 5. Testing, Contesting, Besting: Ambiguity in Gong'an Dialogues, by Steven Heine
Contents 6. A Gate of Their Own?: Women in Wumen's World, by Natasha Heller -- 7. Public Cases in Korean SOn Buddhism, byJuhn Y. Ahn -- 8. From Secrecy to Openness: The Gateless Barrier in Premodern Japanese Zen, by Marta Sanvido -- 9. KMan Kufk: Embodying the KMan in Rinzai Zen Practice, by Meido Moore -- 10. On KMan Training, by Jan Chozen Bays -- Translation of the Gateless Barrier -- A Survey of English Translations of the Gateless Barrier -- Cross-Reference to Citations of the Gateless Barrier -- Character Glossary -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index
Abstract This book presents a new English translation with close readings and creative analyses of the Gateless Barrier from both scholarly and practitioner perspectives, allowing a range of readers to venture into the rich world of Chan and Zen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 325-335) and index.
ISBN9780231207379
ISBN0231207379

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