Sounds of Valley Streams by Francis H. Cook - 9780887069246

Sounds of Valley StreamsEnlightenment in D?gen's Zen Translation of Nine Essays from Sh?b?genz?\nAuthor(s): Francis H. Cook\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9780887069246, 978-0887069246\nSynopsis\nA study of Zen Buddhist enlightenment in nine chapters of Sh?b?genz? D?gen.\n\nSounds of Valley Streams is a study of Zen Buddhist enlightenment in nine chapters of Sh?b?genz? D?gen. Francis H. Cook has translated the nine chapters and has preceded them with four chapters of discussion. These essays show D?gen bringing his religious intensity, philosophical depth, and poetic power to bear on a number of different facets of enlightenment. Using striking images and poetical expressions such as \""one bright pearl,\"" \""dragon song,\"" \""beyond Buddha,\"" and \""a painting of a rice cake,\""D?gen explores such fundamental matters as the relationship between enlightenment and compassion, the dynami.