Sky above, Great Wind The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan

Name: Sky above, Great Wind The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan
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ISBN: 9781590309827

ISBN-10: 1590309820

ISBN-13: 9781590309827

Edition: 2012

Authors: Kazuaki Tanahashi

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Ryokan (1758-1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But unlike his two renowned colleagues, Ryokan was a societal dropout, living mostly as a hermit and a beggar. He was never head of a monastery or temple. He liked playing with children. He had no dharma heir. Even so, people recognized the depth of his realization, and he was sought out by people of all walks of life for the teaching to be experienced in just being around him. His poetry and art were wildly popular even in his lifetime. He is now regarded as one of the greatest poets of the Edo Period, along with Basho, Buson, and Issa. He was also a master artist-calligrapher with a very…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/9/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.80" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

KAZUAKI TANAHASHI is the translator and editor of numerous works by the great Japanese Zen master Eihei Dogen. He is also a renowned calligrapher, a pioneer of the genre of "one stroke painting," and the creator of multicolor enso (Zen circles). His brushwork has been shown in solo exhibitions in galleries, museums, and universities all over the world.