In this classic work of spiritual guidance, the founder of the Rochester Zen Center presents a comprehensive overview of Zen Buddhism. Exploring the three pillars of Zen—teaching, practice, and enlightenment—Roshi Philip Kapleau, the man who founded one of the oldest and most influential Zen centers in the United States, presents a personal account of his own experiences as a student and teacher, and in so doing gives readers invaluable advice on how to develop their own practices. Revised and updated, this 35th anniversary edition features new illustrations and photographs, as well as a new afterword by Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede, who succeeded Kapleau as spiritual director of the Rochester Zen Center. A moving, eye-opening work, The Three Pillars of Zen is the definitive introduction to the history and discipline of Zen.
- ISBN10 0807059757
- ISBN13 9780807059753
- Publish Date 1 February 1993 (first published 11 July 1985)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 March 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Beacon Press (MA)
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 364
- Language English