The Three Pillars of Zen Teaching, Practice,

Through explorations of the three pillars of Zen--teaching, practice, and enlightenment--Roshi Philip Kapleau presents a comprehensive overview of the history and discipline of Zen Buddhism. An established classic, this 35th anniversary edition features new illustrations and photographs, as well as a new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who has succeeded Philip Kapleau as spiritual director of the Rochester Zen Center, one of the oldest and most influential Zen centers in the United States.

Roshi Philip Kapleau, founder of the Rochester Zen Center, has studied and taught Zen for more than 50 years, after first encountering Zen Buddhism as a reporter at the war crimes trials in Japan in 1946. While there he met D.T. Suzuki and in 1950 began to study Buddhist philosophy, completing over sixteen years of study and practice in both Japan and America. Roshi Kapleau lives in Rochester.

Foreword

x

Huston Smith

Editor's Preface

xiv

Preface to the Revised Edition

xix

Preface to the Anniversary Edition

xxiii

Kenneth Kraft

Part One Teaching And Practice

Yasutani-Roshi's Introductory Lectures on Zen Training

Editor's Introduction

3

(24)

A Biographical Note on Yasutani-roshi

27

(2)

The Lectures

Theory and Practice of Zazen

29

(8)

Precautions to Observe in Zazen

37

(4)

Illusory Visions and Sensations

41

(3)

The Five Varieties of Zen

44

(5)

The Three Aims of Zazen

49

(3)

Individual Instruction

52

(4)

Shikan-taza

56

(1)

The Parable of Enyadatta

57

(3)

Cause and Effect Are One

60

(1)

Oneness and Manyness

61

(3)

The Three Essentials of Zen Practice

64

(2)

Aspiration

66

(3)

Yasutani-Roshi's Commentary (Teisho) on The Koan Mu

Editor's Introduction

69

(7)

The Commentary

76

(13)

Yasutani-Roshi's Private Encounters with Ten Westerners

Editor's Introduction

89

(14)

The Encounters

Student A (Woman, Age 60)

103

(9)

Student B (Man, Age 45)

112

(1)

Student C (Man, Age 43)

113

(14)

Student D (Woman, Age 40)

127

(2)

Student E (Man, Age 44)

129

(1)

Student F (Woman, Age 45)

130

(1)

Student G (Man, Age 25)

131

(9)

Student H (Woman, Age 37)

140

(1)

Student I (Man, Age 30)

141

(2)

Student J (Woman, Age 33)

143

(20)

Bassui's Dharma Talk on One-Mind and Letters to His Disciples

Editor's Introduction

163

(6)

The Talk

169

(3)

The Letters

To a Man from Kumasaka

172

(2)

To the Abbess of Shinryu-ji

174

(4)

To Lord Nakamura, Governor of Aki Province

178

(3)

To a Dying Man

181

(1)

To the Layman Ippo (Homma Shoken)

182

(5)

To a Monk in Shobo Hermitage

187

(1)

To the Nun Furusawa

188

(2)

First Letter to the Zen Priest Iguchi

190

(1)

Second Letter to the Zen Priest Iguchi

191

(1)

Third Letter to the Zen Priest Iguchi

192

(1)

Fourth Letter to the Zen Priest Iguchi

193

(1)

To a Nun

194

(5)

Part Two ENLIGHTENMENT

Eight Contemporary Enlightenment Experiences of Japanese and Westerners

Editor's Introduction

199

(16)

The Experiences

Mr. K. Y., A Japanese Executive

215

(4)

Mr. P. K., An American Ex-Businessman

219

(21)

Mr. K. T., A Japanese Garden Designer

240

(4)

Mr. C. S., A Japanese Retired Government Worker

244

(6)

Mrs. A. M., An American Schoolteacher

250

(6)

Mr. A. K., A Japanese Insurance Adjuster

256

(6)

Mrs. L. T. S., An American Artist

262

(4)

Mrs. D. K., A Canadian Housewife

266

(15)

Yaeko Iwasaki's Enlightenment Letters to Harada-roshi and His Comments

Editor's Introduction

281

(4)

A Biographical Note on Harada-roshi

285

(3)

The Letters and Comments

Evidence of Kensho

288

(1)

Evidence of Great Enlightenment

289

(3)

Evidence of Deepened Enlightenment

292

(2)

Evidence of Direct Experience of the Great Way of Buddhism

294

(2)

Evidence of Attaining the Non-Regressing Mind of Fugen

296

(2)

Evidence of the Joy and Peace of Being at One with the Dharma

298

(1)

Further Evidence of the Joy and Peace of Being at One with the Dharma

299

(3)

Presentiment of Death

302

(5)

Part Three SUPPLEMENTS

Dogen on ``Being-Time''

307

(6)

The Ten Oxherding Pictures with Commentary and Verses

313

(42)

Postures

Zazen Postures Illustrated

327

(12)

Questions and Answers

339

(16)

Notes on Zen Vocabulary and Buddhist Doctrine

355

(32)

Pronunciation Guide to Japanese Words

385

(2)

Index

387

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The Three Pillars of Zen Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment

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