Daily Zen Library
Zen Teaching of Rinzai
Rinzai's “Record” was written by his disciples. It contains his teachings, episodes from his training and from his teaching career. As all the great Zen masters, he was firmly based on the Buddhist teachings, conversant with the scriptures, and freely quoting them. But rather then lip-service and routine learning, he demand a genuine insight into the scriptures, and a life lived out of this insight. If at times he seems to deride–it is not the scriptures, but his students, who were apt to piously and tenaciously cling to the words rather than attempt to understant them….
from the introduction
Walnut 004
7/8" wide x 5 1/4" wide x 3 1/2 " with lid on The design elements in this box include the narrow channels on all sides of the box, echoed by the same line cut into the handle. This is predominantly walnut with birch splines in each corner...
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