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  • The Heart Sutra

    by Red Pine ...
    Discover the most influential Buddhist sutra in the Mahayana Buddhism tradition—from one of the world’s preeminent translators of religious texts.Simplified organization, helpful glossaries, and word-for-word analysis make understanding Buddhist scripture easier than ever.The Heart Sutra is Buddhism in a nutshell. It has had the most profound and wide–reaching influence of any text in Buddhism. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Diamond Sutra

    by Red Pine ...
    **WINNER OF THE 2018 THORNTON WILDER PRIZE FOR TRANSLATIONA masterful translation of the Diamond Sutra, an essential Zen Buddhist scripture—with insightful commentary and helpful historical context**Zen Buddhism is often said to be a practice of mind–to–mind transmission without reliance on texts—in fact, some great teachers forbid their students to read or write. But Buddhism has also inspired ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Zen Roots

    The First Thousand Years

    by Red Pine ...
    9 translations of Zen Buddhist sutras and sacred texts from the first 1,000 years of Zen—presented in a travel-friendly package for on-the-go reading or contemplation!Dating from the middle of the second century B.C. to the middle of the ninth century A.D., Zen Roots includes:• The Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, and Platform Sutra• Selections from the Vimalakirti and Lankavatara sutras• Bodhidharma’s ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Road to Heaven

    Encounters with Chinese Hermits

    by Red Pine ...
    A preeminent translator of Chinese poetry and Buddhist texts explores the traditions of Chinese hermits in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution.A fascinating slice of Chinese life for armchair travelers—with insights into the history of Taoism, Buddhism, and Zen in modern China.In 1989, Bill Porter, having spent much of his life studying and translating Chinese religious and philosophical ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Platform Sutra

    The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng

    by Red Pine ...
    An accessible translation of Hui-neng’s autobiography and teachings, completing the classic triumvirate of Zen (Ch’an) Buddhist sutrasIt is often linked with The Heart Sutra and The Diamond Sutra to form a trio of texts that have been revered and studied for centuries. However, unlike the other sutras, which transcribe the teachings of the Buddha himself, The Platform Sutra presents the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Three Zen Sutras

    The Heart, The Diamond, and The Platform Sutras

    by Red Pine ...
    Series Book 7 - Counterpoints
    A pocket-sized presentation of the three most venerated Buddhist sutras of Zen Buddhism: the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, and Platform Sutra, featuring easy-to-understand translations and helpful footnotes—all from a legendary practitioner and translator of Buddhist teachingsThree classic Buddhist sutras—often linked to form a trio of texts that have been revered and studied for centuries—are now ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

  • Dancing with the Dead

    The Essential Red Pine Translations

    by Red Pine ...
    Red Pine: recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts and Guggenheim Memorial FoundationWinner of multiple honors, most recently the Thornton Wilder Prize for Translation from the Academy of Arts and Letters (2018)Regarded as one of the best translators of Chinese works; has translated works from 1983 to 2021This volume includes 24 B&W imagesThis volume includes Chinese ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse

    Translated by Red Pine ...
    by Stonehouse ...
    "The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse [is] a tough-spirited book of enlightened free verse."-Kyoto JournalThe Zen master and mountain hermit Stonehouse-considered one of the greatest Chinese Buddhist poets-used poetry as his medium of instruction. Near the end of his life, monks asked him to record what he found of interest on his mountain; Stonehouse delivered to them hundreds of poems and an ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Finding Them Gone

    Visiting China's Poets of the Past

    by Red Pine ...
    "A travel writer with a cult following."-The New York Times"There are very few westerners who could successfully cover so much territory in China, but Porter pulls it off. Finding Them Gone uniquely draws upon his parallel careers as a translator and a travel writer in ways that his previous books have not. A lifetime devoted to understanding Chinese culture and spirituality blossoms within its ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

    by Bodhidharma ...
    Translated by Red Pine ...
    A fifth-century Indian Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma is credited with bringing Zen to China. Although the tradition that traces its ancestry back to him did not flourish until nearly two hundred years after his death, today millions of Zen Buddhists and students of kung fu claim him as their spiritual father.While others viewed Zen practice as a purification of the mind or a stage on the way to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Choosing to Be Simple

    Collected Poems of Tao Yuanming

    by Tao Yuanming ...
    Translated by Red Pine ...
    Navigating the uncertainty of a divided China wracked by warfare and corruption, Tao Yuanming’s poetry—expertly translated by Red Pine—chooses the path walked by China’s ancient sages, finding joy in living a simple life.The latest work in Red Pine’s rich career of translation, Choosing to be Simple: Collected Poems of Tao Yuanming, is a definitive portrait of the early Chinese politician and poet ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Written in Exile

    The Poetry of Liu Tsung-yuan

    by Liu Tsung-yuan ...
    Translated by Red Pine ...
    After a failed push for political reform, the T’ang era’s greatest prose-writer, Liu Tsung-yuan, was exiled to the southern reaches of China. Thousands of miles from home and freed from the strictures of court bureaucracy, he turned his gaze inward and chronicled his estrangement in poems. Liu’s fame as a prose writer, however, overshadowed his accomplishment as a poet. Three hundred years after ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD