Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters Book

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Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters
Written by author Steven Heine
Published by Oxford University Press, USA, January 2004
With the growing popularity of Zen Buddhism in the West, virtually everyone knows, or thinks they know, what a koan is: a brief and baffling question or statement that cannot be solved by the logical mind and which, after sustained concentration, can lead

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Preface
Introduction: What Are Koans? 1
Sticks and Stones, but It's No-Names That Hurt 1
The Mythological Background of Koan Literature 13
Koan Themes and Sources 25
On Reading Koans 30
1 Surveying Mountain Landscapes 37
Northern and Ox Head Schools 39
Southern School 46
Tung-shan's Mountain 58
Mount Wu-t'ai 64
2 Contesting with Irregular Rivals 73
Hermits, Wizards, and Other Masters 75
Dangerous Women: Zen "Grannies" and Nuns 91
3 Encountering Supernatural Forces 101
Trance, Visions, and Dreams 103
Spirits, Gods, and Bodhisattvas 114
Magical Animals 127
4 Wielding Symbols of Authority and Transmission 141
Symbols of Authority 143
Transmission Symbols 156
5 Confessional Experiences: Giving Life and Controlling Death 169
Repentance and Self-Mutilation 171
Death, Relics, and Ghosts 184
Zen Figures Cited 197

Title: Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters

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Publication Date: January 2004

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reviewed Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters on November 28, 2009

Opening a Mountain: Koans of the Zen Masters

The book itself was very well done, I just (ultimately) couldn't get that into it.
Very informative. As far as I can tell, a really solid piece of scholarship.

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	Sources
	Preface
	Introduction: What Are Koans?	1
	Sticks and Stones, but It's No-Names That Hurt	1
	The Mythological Background of Koan Literature	13
	Koan Themes and Sources	25
	On Reading Koans	30
1	Surveying Mountain Landscapes	37
	Northern and Ox Head Schools	39
	Southern School	46
	Tung-shan's Mountain	58
	Mount Wu-t'ai	64
2	Contesting with Irregular Rivals	73
	Hermits, Wizards, and Other Masters	75
	Dangerous Women: Zen "Grannies" and Nuns	91
3	Encountering Supernatural Forces	101
	Trance, Visions, and Dreams	103
	Spirits, Gods, and Bodhisattvas	114
	Magical Animals	127
4	Wielding Symbols of Authority and Transmission	141
	Symbols of Authority	143
	Transmission Symbols	156
5	Confessional Experiences: Giving Life and Controlling Death	169
	Repentance and Self-Mutilation	171
	Death, Relics, and Ghosts	184
	Zen Figures Cited	197