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Flock of Fools
Tanahashi, Kazuaki; Levitt, Peter; Sa, Nghasena
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Description for Flock of Fools
Paperback. One hundred stories from the most humorous sutra in Buddhist literature offer numerous lessons for students, teachers, and spiritual seekers, each poking fun at basic human appetites, delusions, and foibles. Original. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 316.
One hundred illuminating tales of the foibles and follies of everyday fools, this elegant, humorous, and masterful little book of wisdom is a welcome addition to the Buddhist canon "The One Hundred Parable Sutra" is known as the most humorous sutra in all of Buddhist literature. Here, Kazuaki Tanahashi, the celebrated translator, calligrapher, and Dogen scholar, and Peter Levitt, an award-winning poet, storyteller, and Zen practitioner, have translated and retold these jewel-like parables with storytelling panache for students, teachers, and seekers everywhere. With appropriate commentary, each tale becomes a simple lesson for everyday living. From the potter who seeks fame ... Read more
One hundred illuminating tales of the foibles and follies of everyday fools, this elegant, humorous, and masterful little book of wisdom is a welcome addition to the Buddhist canon "The One Hundred Parable Sutra" is known as the most humorous sutra in all of Buddhist literature. Here, Kazuaki Tanahashi, the celebrated translator, calligrapher, and Dogen scholar, and Peter Levitt, an award-winning poet, storyteller, and Zen practitioner, have translated and retold these jewel-like parables with storytelling panache for students, teachers, and seekers everywhere. With appropriate commentary, each tale becomes a simple lesson for everyday living. From the potter who seeks fame ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780802141330
SKU
V9780802141330
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