ZEN LIBRARY
The lives and wisdom of the great masters who shaped the path of Zen.
Baizhang Huaihai – The Zen Master Who Turned Enlightenment Into a Way of Life
Part I: Wild Ducks, a Painful Lesson, and the Birth of a Zen Master When we speak of the great
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Dogen – The Zen Master Who Discovered Enlightenment in the Ordinary Moment
Imagine spending your entire life searching for something you never actually lost. You cross seas, climb mountains, study sacred texts,
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Ikkyū Sōjun – The Zen Master Who Tore Away Every Mask
There are people who change history through armies, empires, or books. There are others who establish no new religion, create
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Huineng – The Extraordinary Story of the Sixth Zen Patriarch
Dajian Huineng was the sixth Chan/Zen patriarch and one of the rarest exceptions in Buddhism. He was born in 638
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Buddha – The Story of Siddhartha Gautama and His Enlightenment
The name of the man known as “Buddha” is Gautama Siddhartha. The term “Buddha” comes from Sanskrit and is composed
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Bassui Tokushō: The Zen Master Who Asked “Who Sees and Hears?” – Life and Teachings
Early Life Bassui Tokushō was born in Nakamura, a district in Sagami Province, in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture, in 1327. His
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