Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan 9781590309827, 9780834828162, 9781536644302

Ryokan (1758–1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But unlike his two renowned

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Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan
9781590309827, 9780834828162, 9781536644302

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

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A poet-priest of the late Edo period, Ryokan (1758-1831) was the most important Japanese poet of his age. This volume co

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