The Record of Transmitting the Light

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“Both Keizan’s text itself and Dr. Cook’s superb introduction are invaluable in studying our Zen lineage.”—Zenkei Blanche Hartman, Abbess, San Francisco Zen Center

THE RECORD OF TRANSMITTING THE LIGHT

Zen Master Keizan’s Denkoroku

Francis Dojun Cook

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The Record of Transmitting the Light traces the inheritance of the Buddha’s enlightenment through successive Buddhist masters. Written by a seminal figure in the Japanese Zen tradition, its significance as an historical and religious document is unquestionable. And ultimately, The Record of Transmitting the Light serves as a testament to our own capacity to awaken to a life of freedom, wisdom, and compassion.

Readers of Zen will also find the introduction and translation by Francis Dojun Cook, the scholar whose insights brought Zen Master Dogen to life in How to Raise an Ox, of great value.

book information
  • Paperback
  • 336 pages, 6.00 x 9.00 inches
  • $16.95
  • ISBN 9780861713301
  • ebook
  • 336 pages
  • $14.99
  • ISBN 9780861717552
about the author
The Record of Transmitting the Light

Francis Dojun Cook was born and raised in a very small town in upstate New York in 1930. He was lucky to be an ordinary kid with ordinary parents. By means of true grit and luck, he managed to acquire several academic degrees and learn something about Buddhism. More luck in the form of a Fulbright Fellowship enabled him to study in Kyoto, Japan, for a year and a half, where he would have learned more had he not spent so much time admiring temple gardens. He now teaches Buddhism at the University of California, Riverside, and is director of translations at the Institute for Transcultural Studies in Los Angeles. He remains ordinary, but to his credit it can be said that he raised four good kids, has a great love for animals, and cooks pretty well. A sign that at last he is becoming more intelligent is that he became a student of Maezumi Roshi several years ago, the best thing he ever did. He is also the author of Hua-yen Buddhism: The Jewel Net of Indra, and of various articles on Buddhism in scholarly journals.

Other books by Francis Dojun Cook:
How to Raise an Ox

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