
The Sound of the One Hand
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Dror Burstein teaches literature at Tel Aviv University. He is the editor of the poetry journal Helikon and the recipient of the 1997 Jerusalem Prize for Literature. His books Kin and Netanya have been translated into English.
Content
- Intro
- Biographical Notes
- Title Page
- Copyright and More Information
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Sound of the One Hand
- Foreword
- Translator's Note
- Part One
- The Koan on the Sound of the One Hand and the Koan on Mu
- The Way of the Inzan School
- The Way of the Takuju School
- Part Two
- Miscellaneous Koans
- Part Three
- The One Hundred Forty-Four Koans
- 1. The Man up the Tree
- 2. The Man in the Well
- 3. Why a Monk's Garment?
- 4. The World a Grain of Rice
- 5. The Three Gates of Master Oryu
- 6. Where Do the Snowflakes Fall?
- 7. Round Are the Lotus Leaves
- 8. The Sound of Rain
- 9. The Three Questions of Master Toso
- 10. The Sentence of Being and the Sentence of Nothing
- 11. Subject, Object
- 12. The Unrankable Being
- 13. A Flower in Bloom
- 14. Will IT Be Destroyed?
- 15. Where Will ONE Return To?
- 16. There Is No Such Thing as Holy
- 17. Words
- 18. The Four Ways of Master Rinzai
- 19. The Three Sentences of Master Rinzai
- 20. Before and After
- 21. To Beat the Drum
- 22. No Great Masters?
- 23. Where Did Nansen Go after His Death?
- 24. One, Two, Three
- 25. An Iron Cow
- 26. Similar to a Dream
- 27. "Not Affected," "Not Deluded"
- 28. Where Thing Does Not Contradict Thing
- 29. What Will You Call It?
- 30. Stick!
- 31. The Emperor and the Bowl
- 32. How Is Your Health?
- 33. The Gate!
- 34. Unforgivable
- 35. How Do You Say It?
- 36. Discuss Buddhist Law
- 37. Simultaneous Doubt and Enlightenment
- 38. Don't You Believe Me Now?
- 39. I Never Said a Word .
- 40. Where in the World Are They?
- 41. A Bottle Is a Bottle
- 42. A Silver Bowl Filled with Snow
- 43. Every Coral Branch Supports the Moon
- 44. An Open-eyed Man Falls into the Well
- 45. In Relation to One
- 46. In Opposition to One
- 47. Are You Alive?
- 48. The One-Piece Tower
- 49. No Meaning
- 50. It Is Somewhat a Pity
- 51. A Few Here, a Few There
- 52. Where Is the Mind?
- 53. A Speck of Dust
- 54. Gya!
- 55. Nyan
- 56. Come and Eat Your Rice
- 57. Playing Ball on Rapid Water
- 58. Playing with Mud
- 59. The Sturdy Body of Truth
- 60. Put Together
- 61. "Say Nothing" and Nothing Said
- 62. Which Is Your Self?
- 63. Blind, Deaf, Dumb
- 64. Sound
- 65. What Do You Understand by This?
- 66. Not Keeping Silent, Not Using Words
- 67. Taking a Bath
- 68. Without Cold, Without Heat
- 69. What Do You Have in Mind?
- 70. Don't Fancy
- 71. Buddha's Master
- 72. Swallow a River?!
- 73. Thought of the Moment
- 74. Where Is My Rhino?
- 75. Obaku's Stick
- 76. The Three Sentences of Master Rinzai (Continuation of koan 19)
- 77. On an Isolated Peak
- At the Crossroads
- 78. Why Can't the Tail Go Through?
- 79. What Is Joshu?
- 80. A Shell Holding Moonlight
- 81. It Is Your Hearts That Move
- 82. The Immovable Cloak
- 83. What the Old Woman Meant
- 84. The Tortoise Is a Turtle
- 85. Cut!
- 86. When the Sail Is Hoisted
- 87. Why Don't People In Know about Out?
- 88. Where Is the Old Man Going?
- 89. Yet I Should Not Be Rash
- 90. Every Day Is a Good Day
- 91. Without Caring, Go Straight
- 92. Seven
- 93. I Have a Lot of Things to Do
- 94. Rice in a Bowl, Water in a Bucket
- 95. I Have a Headache Today
- 96. "All Over"
- "Throughout"
- 97. Why Is That Thing Not You?
- 98. Go and Have Some Tea
- 99. Made a Fool Of
- 100. "Wrong!"
- 101. Tread on the Head of Buddha
- 102. The Body Emits Autumn Wind
- 103. The Mind as It Is
- 104. No Mind, No Buddha
- 105. One
- 106. Take Care!
- 107. What Will You Do after Three or Four Shouts?
- 108. Non-Attachment
- 109. Calamity! Calamity!
- 110. Use the Air as Paper
- 111. What Is Your Feeling at This Moment?
- 112. Of a Different Color
- 113. Beard
- 114. It Is Here
- 115. Is There? Is There?
- 116. Where Do You Come From?
- 117. One Got It, One Missed It
- 118. Yes
- 119. Three Pounds of Flax
- 120. Even Up Till Now
- 121. One Finger
- 122. It Is Important That the World Be in Peace
- 123. Mother and Father
- 124. The Eastern Mountain Walks on Water
- 125. Youngsters Like You Never Know of That
- 126. The Guy Understands This Time
- 127. How Can We Go Through Without Interfering?
- 128. Peach Blossoms
- 129. I Have Nothing to Hide from You
- 130. Bamboo Shoots Sprout Sideways under a Rock
- 131. Not Enter Nirvana, Not Fall into Hell
- 132. High Rank, Low Rank
- 133. The Oak Tree in the Front Garden
- 134. That Is Still Not Enough
- 135. Give, Grab
- 136. The Three Sentences of Master Bussho
- 137. Which One Is Real?
- 138. Only There Is a Word That Is Not Very Proper
- 139. Functions Like Theft
- 140. The Four Shouts of Master Rinzai
- 141. First, Second, Third
- 142. Host and Guest
- 143. The Dragon Bitten by a Snake
- 144. Zen
- Part Four
- Notes and Commentary
- Notes to Part One: The Koan on the Sound of the One Hand and the Koan on Mu
- The Way of the Inzan School
- The Way of the Takuju School
- Notes to Part Two: Miscellaneous Koans
- Notes to Part Three: The One Hundred Forty-Four Koans
- Sources to the Koans of Part Three
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