{"product_id":"commentary-on-the-song-of-awakening-a-twentieth-century-japanese-zen-masters-commentary-on-the-seventh-century-poem-by-the-chinese-chan-master-yung-9781937385613","title":"Commentary on the Song of Awakening: A Twentieth Century Japanese Zen Master's Commentary on the Seventh Century Poem by the Chinese Ch'an Master Yung","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kodo Sawaki | Tonen O'Connor\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Merwinasia\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Merwinasia\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Song of Awakening (chin. Cheng-tao ke, jap. Shōdōka), is a seminal text within early Chinese Chan (jap. Zen). Written in the seventh century by the Chinese master Yung-chia Hsüan-chüeh (Jap. Yōka Genkaku, known familiarly as Yōka Daishi), this superb poem resonates with Yōka Daishi's great awakening to the truth of reality. As such, it has had a deep influence on the understanding and practice of a long line of Chinese and Japanese Zen masters and practitioners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKōdō Sawaki uses the poetic expression of Shōdōka as a springboard for a wide-ranging commentary that not only elucidates the poem, but adds a rich background of Buddhist teachings and emphasizes Sawaki Roshi's focus on upright sitting in the zazen posture as the seat of realization. Filled with humor, Japanese folk history, and sometimes a no-holds barred critique of academic and priestly posturing, Sawaki's commentary is a pleasure to encounter.","brand":"Merwinasia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47595884937367,"sku":"9781937385613","price":4057.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781937385613.webp?v=1774991570","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/commentary-on-the-song-of-awakening-a-twentieth-century-japanese-zen-masters-commentary-on-the-seventh-century-poem-by-the-chinese-chan-master-yung-9781937385613","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}