| Description: | For All Its Emphasis On The Direct Experience On Insight Without Reliance On The Products Of The Intellect, The Zen Tradition Has Created A Huge Body Of Writings Of This Cast Literature, The Writings Associated With The So-Called Five Houses Of Zen Are Widely Considered To Be Preeminent These Five Houses--Which Arose In China During The Ninth And Tenth Centuries, Often Referred To As The Golden Age Of Zen--Were Not Schools Or Sects But Styles Of Zen Teaching Represented By Some Of The Most Outstanding Masters In Zen History The Writing Of These Great Zen Teachers Are Presented Here, Many Translated For The First Time For All Its Emphasis On The Direct Experience Of Insight Without Reliance On The Products Of The Intellect, The Zen Tradition Has Created A Huge Body Of Writings Of This Vast Literature, The Writings Associated With The So-Called Five Houses Of Zen Are Widely Considered To Be Preeminent This Collection Presents Writings From The Golden Age Of Zen In China, Written By Some Of The Best Known And Most Influential Of The Zen Masters |
