{"product_id":"the-recorded-sayings-of-zen-master-joshu-sacred-literature-series","title":"The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Joshu (Sacred Literature Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoshu Jushin  also known as Chao-chou Tsung-shen (778897)  was one of the great  Chan (Zen) masters of ancient China. Many of the best-known Zen koans originated with Joshu (including the famous \"Does a dog have Buddha nature?\")  and his importance as a teacher can be measured by the prevalence of his sayings in the great koan anthologies of Zen literature: of the forty-eight koans collected in the Gateless Gate  five are Joshus  and among the one hundred koans of the Blue Cliff Record  twelve are his.  It is said of Joshu that his lips emitted light because his profound teaching often brought students to immediate insight. Although Joshus life itself is an embodiment of the Zen ideal  it was this particular ability to express the true nature of the enlightened mind in a way that was pithy and succinct that made his teaching so influential. His sayings and dialogues have been preserved in the Zen literature as timeless and potent manifestations of the enlightened experience.  Included here is the first complete translation of Joshus sayings  Zen dialogues  poems  and records of his pilgrimages  as well as a short biography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966566592565,"sku":"ByrdShop_1570624143","price":315.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781570624148.jpg?v=1770568669","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-recorded-sayings-of-zen-master-joshu-sacred-literature-series","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}