The Koan
Subtitle: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism
Contributors: Steven Heine (Editor); Dale S. Wright (Editor)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: March 30, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780195117493
First sentence: ANY DISCUSSION of koans in the history of East Asian Buddhism needs to start with a definition of the word "koan" itself, for although the word has entered into relatively common English usage, few people have a clear idea of what it refers to, and ambiguities remain even in scholarly studies.