Description The most contemporary of the the classic koan collections--representing centuries of practical refinement by Zen masters working with their students.
Entangling Vines is a translation of the Shumon Kattoshu , the only major koan text to have been compiled in Japan rather than China.
Most of the central koans of the contemporary Rinzai koan curriculum are contained in this work.
Indeed, Kajitani Sonin (1914-1995)--former chief abbot of S.
Wisdom Publications Entangling vines: a classic collection of zen koans, paperback/thomas yuho kirchner
