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Author Aitken, Robert, 1917-2010.

Title Zen master raven : the teachings of a wise old bird / compiled and annotated by Robert Aitken ; with a new foreword by Nelson Foster ; illustrations by Jennifer Rain Crosby.

Publisher Boston : Wisdom Publications, 2017.

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 Main Floor Books  294.392 AITKE  CHECKED IN
Descript 229 p. ; 19 cm.
Summary "A uniquely playful and incisive illustrated collection of Zen teaching stories from one of America's best-known and most-respected Zen masters. A Modern Classic. In the tradition of the great koan collections and the extensive records of ancient masters,Robert Aitken--one of America's best-known and most-respected Zen masters--distills a lifetime of teaching down to its essence. Intriguing, playful, and deceptively easy to read, Zen Master Raven is a brilliant encapsulation of Zen in over a hundred koan-like encounters--featuring curious beginners like Mallard and Mole, to teachers-in-training like Porcupine, to the profound wisdom of masters like Brown Bear, Moose Roshi, and Zen Master Raven himself."
Subject Spiritual life -- Zen Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism -- Doctrines.
ISBN 9781614293842
1614293848