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The Three Pillars of Zen

Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment

Author Roshi P. Kapleau
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$20.00 US
Knopf | Vintage
5.17"W x 7.99"H x 1.04"D  
On sale Feb 27, 1989 | 480 Pages | 9780385260930
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
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Through his exploration of the three pillars of Zen-teaching, practice, and enlightenment-Roshi Philip Kapleau presents a comprehensive overview of this ancient oriental discipline, making it useful to both initiates and long-time disciples. Kapleau, an American who spent 12 years in Japan in rigorous study and training including three years of practice as a lay monk in two leading monasteries-covers Zazen practice, common questions and problems, and the enlightenment experience.
ROSHI PHILIP KAPLEAU was the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and the author of numerous books, including Zen: Merging of East and West and The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment. Kapleau studied and taught Zen for more than 50 years, completing over sixteen years of study and practice in both Japan and America. He died in 2004. View titles by Roshi P. Kapleau
"The Three Pillars of Zen is still, in my opinion, the best book in English that has been written on Zen Buddhism." —Huston Smith, author of The Worlds' Religions and Forgotten Truth

"The Three Pillars of Zen heralded the end of armchair Buddhism.  With this practical guide to Zen meditation, Roshi Kapleau ushered in the first wave of American zazen practitioners. It was extraordinarily inspiring. It still is." —Helen Tworkov, founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and author of Zen in America

"For over thirty years Roshi Kapleau's Three Pillars of Zen has been the wellspring of Zen teachings for practitioners in the West, remaining as vital and fresh today as it was when it was originally published. It truly ranks among the timeless classics of Zen Buddhism." —Roshi John Daido Loori, Abbot, Zen Mountain Monastery

"For anyone seriously interested in Zen—this book will be invaluable." —The Times Literary Supplement (London)

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Through his exploration of the three pillars of Zen-teaching, practice, and enlightenment-Roshi Philip Kapleau presents a comprehensive overview of this ancient oriental discipline, making it useful to both initiates and long-time disciples. Kapleau, an American who spent 12 years in Japan in rigorous study and training including three years of practice as a lay monk in two leading monasteries-covers Zazen practice, common questions and problems, and the enlightenment experience.

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ROSHI PHILIP KAPLEAU was the founder of the Rochester Zen Center and the author of numerous books, including Zen: Merging of East and West and The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment. Kapleau studied and taught Zen for more than 50 years, completing over sixteen years of study and practice in both Japan and America. He died in 2004. View titles by Roshi P. Kapleau

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"The Three Pillars of Zen is still, in my opinion, the best book in English that has been written on Zen Buddhism." —Huston Smith, author of The Worlds' Religions and Forgotten Truth

"The Three Pillars of Zen heralded the end of armchair Buddhism.  With this practical guide to Zen meditation, Roshi Kapleau ushered in the first wave of American zazen practitioners. It was extraordinarily inspiring. It still is." —Helen Tworkov, founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and author of Zen in America

"For over thirty years Roshi Kapleau's Three Pillars of Zen has been the wellspring of Zen teachings for practitioners in the West, remaining as vital and fresh today as it was when it was originally published. It truly ranks among the timeless classics of Zen Buddhism." —Roshi John Daido Loori, Abbot, Zen Mountain Monastery

"For anyone seriously interested in Zen—this book will be invaluable." —The Times Literary Supplement (London)

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