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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.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2017]Description: xvii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781614293842
  • 1614293848
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Zen master raven.DDC classification:
  • 294.3/927 23
LOC classification:
  • BQ9386.2 .A38 2017
Other classification:
  • REL092000 | PHI025000 | HUM014000
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"--
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Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book Janet F. Harte Public Library Janet F. Harte Public Library Nonfiction 294.3927 AIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 43185001831252
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Previously published: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"--

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