Cave of Tigers The Living Zen Practice of Dharma Combat

Name: Cave of Tigers The Living Zen Practice of Dharma Combat
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ISBN: 9781590305652

ISBN-10: 1590305655

ISBN-13: 9781590305652

Edition: 2008

Authors: John Daido Loori, Bonnie Myotai Treace, Konrad Ryushin Marchaj

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Dharma combat is a practice form unique to Zen in which student and teacher confront each other before a live audience, so to speak. The Zen master takes a seat at the front of the meditation hall and is approached by his students, one by one, who challenge him with questions. He challenges them in return, and the pithy, energetic exchanges become a teaching for all involved. Cave of Tigers is proof that the ancient practice of dharma combat is alive and well in American Zen. It consists of records of actual dharma combat sessions between John Daido Loori Roshi and his students at Zen Mountain Monastery. The highly charged encounters range from koan-like exchanges to practical discussions…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English