Book of serenity
By: translated and introduced by Thomas Cleary.
Contributors: Cleary, Thomas F., 1949-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Shambhala; Distributed in the U.S. by Random House
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boston; [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 463
Subjects: Cheng-chüeh, 1091-1157.; Koan -- Early works to 1800.
Description: Book of Serenity is a translation of Shoyo Roku, a collection of one hundred Zen koans with commentaries that stands as a companion work to the other great Chinese koan collection, The Blue Cliff Record (Pi Yen Lu). Both works are classics of Chan (Chinese Zen) Buddhism - and both have now been rendered into English by the renowned translator Thomas Cleary.