Zen Flesh, Zen Bones — compiled by Paul Reps
Author: Compiled by Paul Reps
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Edition: Pelican Books edition, 1971. First published by The Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc. in 1957.
ISBN: 0140212833
Condition: Second-hand paperback. Noticeable vintage wear, including cover rubbing, edge wear, creasing, age toning, spine wear and some laminate lifting or peeling around the edges. There is visible wear to the lower front corner and general handling marks. Please see photos for the exact copy available.
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones is a classic collection of Zen and pre-Zen writings compiled by Paul Reps. It brings together 101 Zen Stories, The Gateless Gate, Ten Bulls and Centering, offering short tales, koans, teachings and meditative fragments that have introduced generations of readers to Zen thought and practice. Accessible, direct and often quietly strange, it remains one of the best-known popular introductions to Zen Buddhism.