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    The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen
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    The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen

    By Isshu Miura and Ruth Fuller Sasaki

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    The first scholarly examination in any language of the historical development and traditional method of koan study in Zen Buddhism. Foreword by Ruth Fuller Sasaki; Index; ink drawings by Hakuin Ekaku.A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 19, 1966
    ISBN9780544108998
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