Zen Sand The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice

Zen Sand is a classic collection of verses aimed at aiding practitioners of koan meditation in negotiating the difficult relationship between insight and language. In Japan the traditional Rinzai Zen koan curriculum includes the use of jakugo, or "capping phrases." Once a monk has successfully replied to a koan, the Zen master orders the search for a classical verse to express the monk's insight into the koan. Until now, Zen students in the West have been severely limited in carrying out this practice. Zen Sand combines and translates two standard jakugo handbooks and opens the way for incorporating this important tradition fully into Western Zen practice.Hori, Victor Saogen is the author of 'Zen Sand The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice' with ISBN 9780824822842 and ISBN 0824822846.