Daily Zen Library


A Tiger’s Cave – translations of Japanese Zen Texts – pub 1964

The Japanese texts translated give a fascinating pciture of actual Zen life–the life of traditional temple training, with many stories and a number of historical incidents connected with Zen masters.  The main text is a commentary on the Heart Sutra by Abot Obora, then comes a short autobiographical piece by Hakuin.  The remaining texts -two discourses by Rosen Takashina and some koans by Sogen Omori, a Zen master who was also a sword master, show what Zen in Japan means today.

Japanese Tool box in Oak and Walnut

11" long x 4" wide x 3 1/2" high Inspired by the traditional Japanese woodworkers' toolbox, this intriguing design offers a walnut peg sliding locking mechanism.  When removed, the lid slides over and can be lifted to reveal the contents there...

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