Classics of Buddhism and Zen, Volume 3: The Translated Works of Thomas Cleary

Classics of Buddhism and Zen: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary #3

by Thomas Cleary (Translator)

This volume contains translations of works by the key figures of Zen, including Dogen, the founder and most venerated master of Japanese Zen; Chinul, the twelfth-century Korean master; and Hakuin, founder of the Rinzai school. Also included are selections from the "Perfection of Wisdom" sutras, a key source of the Zen tradition.

Genres: Zen, Buddhism, Philosophy

720 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Dr. Thomas Francis Cleary, Ph.D. (East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University; J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley), was a prolific translator of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Muslim classics, with a particular emphasis on popular translations of Mahāyāna works relevant to the Chan, Zen, and Soen systems.