Daily Zen Library


A Tiger’s Cave – translations of Japanese Zen Texts – pub 1964

The Japanese texts translated give a fascinating pciture of actual Zen life–the life of traditional temple training, with many stories and a number of historical incidents connected with Zen masters.  The main text is a commentary on the Heart Sutra by Abot Obora, then comes a short autobiographical piece by Hakuin.  The remaining texts -two discourses by Rosen Takashina and some koans by Sogen Omori, a Zen master who was also a sword master, show what Zen in Japan means today.

Santa Fe Style Altar

17 1/2" long x 7" wide x 3 3/4" high Perhaps it is the lightning bolt appearance to the legs along with the round cross piece that intersects the middle that gives this table the feel of Santa Fe.  The use of walnut on the top and cherry d...

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