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