Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin

Hakuin Zenji (1689-1769) is a towering figure in Japanese Zen. A fiery and dynamic teacher and renowned artist, he reformed the Zen Rinzai tradition, which had fallen into stagnation and decline in hi…

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