A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen by Matsuo Bashō

A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen

Matsuo Bashō with Robert Aitken (Translator)

192 pages paperback 1979

2 editions

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Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself by brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness of expression. The haiku verse form is a superb means of studying Zen modes of thought and expression, for its seventeen syllables impose a rigorous limitation tha...

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