Omori Sogen The Art of a Zen Master

Name: Omori Sogen The Art of a Zen Master
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ISBN: 9780710305886

ISBN-10: 0710305885

ISBN-13: 9780710305886

Edition: 1999

Authors: Hosokawa Dogen

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Omori Sogen (1904-1994) is considered the greastest Zen master. His background as an expert in kendo (the Way of the Sword) and shodo (the Way of the the Brush) and as a political activist, scholar and university president made him unique among Zen maters. The story of Omori's life details his years of training and explores the three "Ways" in which he was trained: martial arts, Zen, and calligraphy. The book also explores the fundamental aspect of Zen martial arts and offers solutions for some of the problems encountered in Zen training. Omori Sogen was the author of the influential Introduction to Zen Training, published by Kegan Paul international. This biography is a much needed…

Book details

List price: $260.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/1/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 188
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Life of Omori Sogen



Shugyo: 1904-1934



Renma: 1934-1945



Gogo no Shugyo: 1945-1994



The Three Ways



Zen and Budo



Practical Zen



Teisho: The World of the Absolute Present



Zen and the Fine Arts


Appendices


Books by Omori Sogen


Endnotes


Index