Rinzai Zen

Books on Rinzai Zen Buddhism

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1	Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture, 24) by Victor Sogen Hori 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans by Wumen Huikai 4.23 avg rating — 1,214 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Zen Teachings of Rinzai by Línjì Yìxuán 4.28 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen by Thomas Cleary (Editor) 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Book of Rinzai by Eido Tai Shimano 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Discourse on the Inexhaustible Lamp of the Zen School by Torei Enji 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Undying Lamp of Zen: The Testament of Zen Master Torei by Torei Enji 4.29 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Sitting with Koans: Essential Writings on Zen Koan Introspection by John Daido Loori (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Path to Bodhidharma: Teachings of Shodo Harada Roshi by Priscilla Daichi Storandt 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Flower Does Not Talk: Zen Essays by Zenkei Shibayama 4.07 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Zen Eye: A Collection of Zen Talks by Sokei-An 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind by Huang Po 4.45 avg rating — 1,036 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693 by Bankei 4.25 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan by Wumen Huikai 4.23 avg rating — 1,214 ratings score: 151, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Record of Linji (Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture, 13) by Línjì Yìxuán 4.28 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Zen Confidential: Confessions of a Wayward Monk by Shozan Jack Haubner 3.73 avg rating — 776 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-Chi by Línjì Yìxuán 4.28 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Moon by the Window: The Calligraphy and Zen Insights of Shodo Harada by Shodo Harada Roshi 4.89 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Blue Cliff Record by Yuanwu Keqin (Compiler) 4.41 avg rating — 332 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Not One Single Thing: A Commentary on the Platform Sutra by Shodo Harada 4.25 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Rinzai: Master of the Irrational by Osho 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Rinzai Zen: Rinzai Buddhists, Rinzai Temples, Thich Nhat Hanh, Linji, Sokei-An, Five Mountain System, Taizan Maezumi, Hakuin Ekaku by Books LLC it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin by Hakuin Ekaku 4.03 avg rating — 248 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin: A Translation of the Sokko-roku Kaien-fusetsu by Hakuin 4.18 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Critical Sermons of the Zen Tradition: Hisamatsu's Talks on Linji by Hōsekī Schīnīchī Hisamatsu 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Straight to the Heart of Zen: Eleven Classic Koans and Their Inner Meanings by Philip Kapleau 3.91 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Selections from The Embossed Tea Kettle by Hakuin Ekaku 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Shifting Shape, Shaping Text: Philosophy and Folklore in Fox Koan by Steven Heine really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Zen Lessons: The Art of Leadership by Dahui 3.86 avg rating — 229 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Hakuin's Precious Mirror Cave: A Zen Miscellany by Norman Waddell (editor) 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Obaku Zen: The Emergence of the Third Sect of Zen in Tokugawa Japan by Helen Baroni 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Zen Master Hakuin by Hakuin Ekaku (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Samurai Zen by Trevor Leggett 3.93 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity by Soko Morinaga 4.24 avg rating — 448 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Hakuin on Kensho: The Four Ways of Knowing by Albert Low 4.02 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Five Mountains: The Rinzai Zen Monastic Institution in Medieval Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs) by Martin Collcutt 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism: Myoshinji, a Living Religion (Numen Book Series, 119) by Jørn Borup really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Zen Sanctuary of Purple Robes: Japan's Tokeiji Convent Since 1285 by Sachiko Kaneko Morrell liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Zen Koan: Its History and Use in Rinzai Zen by Isshu Miura 3.94 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Wisdom of the Zen Masters by Myokyo-Ni 3.61 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Daitokuji: The Visual Cultures of a Zen Monastery by Gregory P.A. Levine 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Warrior of Zen: The Diamond-Hard Wisdom Mind of Suzuki Shosan by Arthur Braverman 4.08 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The 100th Year of Joshu Sasaki Roshi by Rinzai-ji; Inc. 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima by Ishwar C. Harris 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei by Bankei Yotaku 4.37 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Lectures On The Ten Oxherding Pictures by Yamada Mumon Roshi 4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Koan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism by Steven Heine (Editor) 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Holding the Lotus to the Rock: The Autobiography of Sokei-an, America's First Zen Master by Michael Hotz (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Zen Pivots: Lectures on Buddhism and Zen by Sokei-An 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Zen Pioneer: The Life and Works of Ruth Fuller Sasaki by Isabel Stirling 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Book of Equanimity: Illuminating Classic Zen Koans by Hongzhi Zhengjue 4.25 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei by Thomas Cleary (Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Morning Dewdrops of the Mind: Teachings of a Contemporary Zen Master by Shodo Harada 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Zen comments on the Mumonkan by Zenkei Shibayama 4.49 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Eloquent Zen: Daito and Early Japanese Zen by Kenneth Kraft 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters by Steven Heine 3.23 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Zen No Sho: The Calligraphy of Fukushima Keido Roshi by Audrey Yoshiko Seo 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars