SOTO
ZEN ANCESTORS IN CHINA
The recorded teachings of Shitou Xiqian,
Yaoshan Weiyan, and Yunyan Tansheng
SOTO
ZEN ANCESTORS IN CHINA
The recorded teachings of Shitou Xiqian,
Yaoshan Weiyan, and Yunyan Tansheng
SOTO ZEN ANCESTORS IN CHINA presents teachings of three Buddhist masters of the Tang dynasty who were instrumental in the development of the Cao-Dong School, one of the "Five Houses" of chan or zen meditation, later introduced to Japan by Master Dogen Zenji in the 13th century.
The translations into English were made by James Mitchell and Prof. Yulie Lou, of the Philosophy Department at Beijing University, after careful comparison of the Song-period chan histories.
The contents of this website is also available as a paperback book published by Ithuriel's Spear in San Francisco. If you would like to buy a copy, please go to Amazon.com and do a title search for "Soto Zen Ancestors in China."
