No Gate Gateway

Author : David Hinton
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611804379

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No-Gate Gateway by David Hinton Pdf

A new translation of one of the great koan collections--by the premier translator of the Chinese classics--that reveals it to be a literary and philosophical masterwork beyond its association with Chan/Zen. A monk asked: “A dog too has Buddha-nature, no?” And with the master’s enigmatic one-word response begins the great No-Gate Gateway (Wu-Men Kuan), ancient China’s classic foray into the inexpressible nature of mind and reality. For nearly eight hundred years, this text (also known by its Japanese name, Mumonkan) has been the most widely used koan collection in Zen Buddhism—and with its comic storytelling and wild poetry, it is also a remarkably compelling literary masterwork. In his radical new translation, David Hinton places this classic for the first time in the philosophical framework of its native China, in doing so revealing a new way of understanding Zen—in which generic “Zen perplexity” is transformed into a more approachable and earthy mystery. With the poetic abilities he has honed in his many translations, Hinton brilliantly conveys the book’s literary power, making it an irresistible reading experience capable of surprising readers into a sudden awakening that is beyond logic and explanation.

Author : David Hinton
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834841376

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No-Gate Gateway by David Hinton Pdf

A new translation of one of the great koan collections--by the premier translator of the Chinese classics--that reveals it to be a literary and philosophical masterwork beyond its association with Chan/Zen. A monk asked: “A dog too has Buddha-nature, no?” And with the master’s enigmatic one-word response begins the great No-Gate Gateway (Wu-Men Kuan), ancient China’s classic foray into the inexpressible nature of mind and reality. For nearly eight hundred years, this text (also known by its Japanese name, Mumonkan) has been the most widely used koan collection in Zen Buddhism—and with its comic storytelling and wild poetry, it is also a remarkably compelling literary masterwork. In his radical new translation, David Hinton places this classic for the first time in the philosophical framework of its native China, in doing so revealing a new way of understanding Zen—in which generic “Zen perplexity” is transformed into a more approachable and earthy mystery. With the poetic abilities he has honed in his many translations, Hinton brilliantly conveys the book’s literary power, making it an irresistible reading experience capable of surprising readers into a sudden awakening that is beyond logic and explanation.

Author : David Hinton
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611807134

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China Root by David Hinton Pdf

A beautifully compelling and liberating guide to the original nature of Zen in ancient China by renowned author and translator David Hinton. Buddhism migrated from India to China in the first century C.E., and Ch'an (Japanese: Zen) is generally seen as China's most distinctive and enduring form of Buddhism. In China Root, however, David Hinton shows how Ch'an was in fact a Buddhist-influenced extension of Taoism, China's native system of spiritual philosophy. Unlike Indian Buddhism's abstract sensibility, Ch'an was grounded in an earthy and empirically-based vision. Exploring this vision, Hinton describes Ch'an as a kind of anti-Buddhism. A radical and wild practice aspiring to a deeply ecological liberation: the integration of individual consciousness with landscape and with a Cosmos seen as harmonious and alive. In China Root, Hinton describes this original form of Zen with his trademark clarity and elegance, each chapter exploring in enlightening ways a core Ch'an concept--such as meditation, mind, Buddha, awakening--as it was originally understood and practiced in ancient China. Finally, by examining a range of standard translations in the Appendix, Hinton reveals how this original understanding and practice of Ch'an/Zen is almost entirely missing in contemporary American Zen, because it was lost in Ch'an's migration from China through Japan and on to the West. Whether you practice Zen or not, taking this journey on the wings of Hinton's remarkable insight and powerful writing will transform how you understand yourself and the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : North Point Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781466895461

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The Gateless Barrier by Anonim Pdf

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.

Author : Imran Hamza Alawiye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Arabic language
ISBN : 095408330X

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Gateway to Arabic by Imran Hamza Alawiye Pdf

Introduces the learner to a range of Arabic vocabulary grouped according to subject, including items within the home and school, animals, shapes, fruit and vegetables, and others. This work also provides learners with a basic knowledge of Arabic grammar, enabling them to take their first steps in understanding and using non-verbal sentences.

Author : David Hinton
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834843066

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China Root by David Hinton Pdf

A beautifully compelling and liberating guide to the original nature of Zen in ancient China by renowned author and translator David Hinton. Buddhism migrated from India to China in the first century C.E., and Ch'an (Japanese: Zen) is generally seen as China's most distinctive and enduring form of Buddhism. In China Root, however, David Hinton shows how Ch'an was in fact a Buddhist-influenced extension of Taoism, China's native system of spiritual philosophy. Unlike Indian Buddhism's abstract sensibility, Ch'an was grounded in an earthy and empirically-based vision. Exploring this vision, Hinton describes Ch'an as a kind of anti-Buddhism. A radical and wild practice aspiring to a deeply ecological liberation: the integration of individual consciousness with landscape and with a Cosmos seen as harmonious and alive. In China Root, Hinton describes this original form of Zen with his trademark clarity and elegance, each chapter exploring in enlightening ways a core Ch'an concept--such as meditation, mind, Buddha, awakening--as it was originally understood and practiced in ancient China. Finally, by examining a range of standard translations in the Appendix, Hinton reveals how this original understanding and practice of Ch'an/Zen is almost entirely missing in contemporary American Zen, because it was lost in Ch'an's migration from China through Japan and on to the West. Whether you practice Zen or not, taking this journey on the wings of Hinton's remarkable insight and powerful writing will transform how you understand yourself and the world.

Author : Isobelle Carmody
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2007-09-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375890895

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Night Gate by Isobelle Carmody Pdf

Rage Winnoway’s closest friends have always been her four dogs: Bear, Billy Thunder, Elle, and Mr. Walker. When Rage sets off for the hospital where her mother lies in a coma, the dogs and the neighbor’s goat tag along. On the way, they run into the firecat, who talks them into going through a magical gate. And something wonderful happens! Each of Rage’s friends is transformed. Bear becomes a real bear; Billy Thunder, a teenage boy; Elle, a warrior woman; Mr. Walker, a small, large-eared gentleman; and the goat, a satyr with an inferiority complex. Together, Rage and her companions embark on a quest to save the world of Valley, a journey that is somehow tied to Rage’s family. In this brilliant tale of courage and transformation, Isobelle Carmody captures the magic of Narnia and the whimsy of Wonderland without losing sight of the real world and all its difficulties.

Author : Craig Hines
Publisher : Stygian Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780978559106

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Gateway of the Gods by Craig Hines Pdf

This ground-breaking and provocative book presents new and astonishing interpretations of ancient history, mythology and world religions that will call many established beliefs into question. In Gateway of the Gods, author Craig Hines invites readers to reconsider preconceived notions concerning Biblical theology in light of recent scientific discoveries and inquiries concerning the nature of the universe. This fascinating exploration reveals a number of ideas that have been suppressed and obscured behind layers of symbolism and misguided propaganda for thousands of years... until now. Why is it that so many world cultures share details of an event when fallen angels descended upon the earth and fathered hybrid offspring called the Nephilim? Is it possible that these beings used "gateway" technology housed within pyramids and holy temples to travel between the heavenly and earthly realms? Do the latest advances in theoretical physics lend credibility to the idea that otherworldly beings might reside in dimensions parallel to our own? Do the recorded voices of the "dead," known as Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP), indicate that we may be able to communicate with these other realms? Was a secret message embedded within ancient texts that could only be revealed after we have attained the knowledge and technology necessary to understand it? Does this message offer a solution to the approaching environmental disaster that scientists warn will be more devastating to human civilization than any others in recorded history? Drawing from a variety of historical sources and years of meticulous research, the author weaves together a compelling argument involving a range of seemingly disparate topics that when considered together, formulate a radically new narrative concerning the history and destiny of the human race.

Author : Chambers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00012576

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Chamber's English Dictionary, Pronouncing, Explanatory, and Etymological by Chambers Pdf

Author : James Donald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : English language
ISBN : NYPL:33433070243450

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Chambers's English Dictionary by James Donald Pdf

Author : W. & R. Chambers Ltd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : English language
ISBN : UCR:31210000870368

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Chambers's English Dictionary, Pronouncing, Explanatory and Etymological, with Vocab. of Scottish Words and Phrases, Americanisms, Etc by W. & R. Chambers Ltd Pdf

Author : Indiana. Appellate Court
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : HARVARD:32044078682119

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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Appellate Court of the State of Indiana by Indiana. Appellate Court Pdf

"With tables of the cases reported and cases cited and an index." (varies)

Author : Indiana. Appellate Court
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN : UOM:35112102505346

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Reports of the Cases Decided in the Appellate Court of Indiana by Indiana. Appellate Court Pdf

Author : Urs App
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834841130

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Zen Master Yunmen by Urs App Pdf

A modern Zen classic--reissued with new material: An introduction to the great tenth-century Chinese master, with translations of his key works. Yunmen Wenyan (c. 864–949) was a master of the Chinese Zen (Chan) tradition and one of the most influential teachers in its history, showing up in many famous koans—in one of which he’s credited with the famous line, “Every day is a good day.” His teachings are said to permeate heaven and earth, to address immediately and totally the state and conditions of his audience, and to cut off even the slightest trace of duality. In this classic study of Master Yunmen, historian and Buddhist scholar Urs App clearly elucidates the encompassing and penetrating nature of Yunmen’s teachings, provides pioneering translations of his numerous talks and dialogues, and includes a brief history of Chinese Zen, a biography of the master, and a wealth of resource materials.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1308 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015031657268

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Hearings by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations Pdf