Endless Vow

The Zen Path of Soen Nakagawa

Soen Nakagawa, Kazuaki Tanahashi, Roko Sherry Chayat , Eido Tai Shimano

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Shambhala Publications Inc
23 August 1996

Zen Buddhism

Endless Vow

is the first English-language collection of the literary works of Soen Nakagawa Roshi. An intimate, in-depth portrait of the master of Eido Tai Shimano, his Dharma heir, introduces the poems, letters, journal entries, and other writings of Soen Roshi, which are illustrated with his calligraphies. In a postscript, some of his best-known American students-including Peter Matthiessen and Ruth McCandless-reminisce about this legendary figure of American Buddhist history.

By: Soen Nakagawa
Introduction by: Eido Tai Shimano
Translated by: Kazuaki Tanahashi, Roko Sherry Chayat
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9781570621628
ISBN 10: 1570621624
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 23 August 1996
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Soen Nakagawa Roshi (1907-1984) was an extraordinary Zen master and a key figure in the transmission of Zen Buddhism from Japan to the Western world. A man of many faces, he was a simple Japanese monk, a world traveler, a spiritually realized being of the highest order, a poetic genius, a creator of dynamic calligraphy-and a notorious eccentric teacher who, for example, was known to conduct ""tea ceremonies"" using instant coffee and Styrofoam cups.