Commentary on the Song of Awakening
By Kodo Sawaki.
Description
The Song of Awakening (chin. Cheng-tao ke, jap. Shōdōka), is a seminal text within early Chinese Chan (jap. Zen). Written in the seventh century by the Chinese master Yung-chia Hsüan-chüeh (Jap. Yōka Genkaku, known familiarly as Yōka Daishi), this superb poem resonates with Yōka Daishi’s great awakening to the truth of reality. As such, it has had a deep influence on the understanding and practice of a long line of Chinese and Japanese Zen masters and practitioners.Kōdō Sawaki uses the poetic expression of Shōdōka as a springboard for a wide-ranging commentary that not only ...
ISBN(s)
1937385612, 9781937385613
