Readings of the Gateless Barrier / edited by Jimmy Yu.
| Other author | Yu, Jimmy, 1968- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Columbia University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | 353 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Columbia 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-335) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780231207379 |
| ISBN | 0231207379 |
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