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    Ikkyu: Crow With No Mouth: 15th Century Zen Master
    Ikkyu: Crow With No Mouth: 15th Century Zen Master
    Ikkyu: Crow With No Mouth: 15th Century Zen Master
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    Ikkyu: Crow With No Mouth: 15th Century Zen Master

    By Stephen Berg

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    • One of CCP’s bestselling books-over 5000 copies sold • A new, more attractive edition (with a barcode this time around!). • Great reviews on the book. • Irreverent poetry. • One of the cornerstones of our Asian poetry series. • Zen, zen, zen, zen, zen, ohh-hhmmmmmm....
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCopper Canyon Press
    Release dateDec 4, 2012
    ISBN9781619320765
    Ikkyu: Crow With No Mouth: 15th Century Zen Master

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      For Masao Abe & My Dear Friend Jeff

      Hearing a crow with no mouth

      Cry in the deep

      Darkness of the night,

      I feel a longing for

      My father before he was born.

      from A Zen Harvest, translated by Sōiku Shigematsu

      Contents

      Title Page

      Note to Reader

      Preface

      Foreword

      Crow with No Mouth

      About the Translator

      Books by Stephen Berg

      Copyright

      Special Thanks

      Preface

      When Ninagawa-Shinzaemon, linked verse poet and Zen devotee, heard that Ikkyū, abbot of the famous Daitokuji in Murasakino (violet field) of Kyoto, was a remarkable master, he desired to become his disciple. He called on Ikkyū, and the following dialogue took place at the temple entrance:

      Ikkyū: Who are you?

      Ninagawa: A devotee of Buddhism.

      Ikkyū: You are from?

      Ninagawa: Your region.

      Ikkyū: Ah. And what’s happening there these days?

      Ninagawa:

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