{"product_id":"the-sound-of-one-hand-paintings-and-calligraphy-by-zen-master-hakuin","title":"The Sound of One Hand: Paintings and Calligraphy by Zen Master Hakuin","description":"\u003cp\u003eHakuin Ekaku (16851768) is one of the most influential figures in the history of Zen. He can be considered the founder of the modern Japanese Rinzai tradition  for which he famously emphasized the importance of koan practice in awakening  and he revitalized the monastic life of his day. But his teaching was by no means limited to monastery or temple. Hakuin was the quintessential Zen master of the people  renowned for taking his teaching to all parts of society  to people in every walk of life  and his painting and calligraphy were particularly powerful vehicles for that teaching. Using traditional Buddhist images and sayingsbut also themes from folklore and daily lifeHakuin created a new visual language for Zen: profound  whimsical  and unlike anything that came before.  In his long life  Hakuin created many thousands of paintings and calligraphies. This art  combined with his voluminous writings  stands as a monument to his teaching  revealing why he is the most important Zen master of the past five hundred years.  The Sound of One Hand is a study of Hakuin and his enduringly appealing art  illustrated with a wealth of examples of his work  both familiar pieces like Three Blind Men on a Bridge as well as lesser known masterworks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44974419148853,"sku":"ByrdShop_1590305787","price":228.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781590305782.jpg?v=1770657823","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-sound-of-one-hand-paintings-and-calligraphy-by-zen-master-hakuin","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}