The sound of one hand : paintings and calligraphy by Zen master Hakuin / Audrey Yoshiko Seo & Stephen Addiss ; foreword by Keidō Fukushima.

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Seo, Audrey Yoshiko [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Boston : Shambhala, 2010.
Description
xv, 287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

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    Synopsis: Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) is one of the most influential figures in the history of Zen. He can be considered the founder of the modern Japanese Rinzai tradition, for which he famously emphasized the importance of koan practice in awakening, and he revitalized the monastic life of his day. But his teaching was by no means limited to monastery or temple. Hakuin was the quintessential Zen master of the people, renowned for taking his teaching to all parts of society, to people in every walk of life, and his painting and calligraphy were particularly powerful vehicles for that teaching. Using traditional Buddhist images and sayings-but also themes from folklore and daily life-Hakuin created a new visual language for Zen: profound, whimsical, and unlike anything that came before. In his long life, Hakuin created many thousands of paintings and calligraphies. This art, combined with his voluminous writings, stands as a monument to his teaching, revealing why he is the most important Zen master of the past five hundred years. The Sound of One Hand is a study of Hakuin and his enduringly appealing art, illustrated with a wealth of examples of his work, both familiar pieces like "Three Blind Men on a Bridge" as well as lesser known masterworks.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-281) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: Hakuin in Japanese Zen history
    • Life in art, art in life: biographical influences in Hakuin's painting and calligraphy
    • Buddhist, Shinto, and folk deities
    • Old dragons, new dragons: Hakuin's Zen subjects
    • Daily life and living creatures
    • Confucian themes and painting-calligraphy interactions
    • Hotei as Everyman
    • Hakuin's followers.
    ISBN
    • 9781590305782 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    • 1590305787 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2010005932
    OCLC
    462882126
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