A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu 9781462917044

A selection of the poignant, insightful poetry of fourteenth-century Rinzai Zen master Jakushitsu is accompanied by thou

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A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu
9781462917044

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