Zen Roots

Zen Roots includes new translations of nine texts from the first thousand years of Zen. Dating from the middle of the second century BC to the middle of the ninth century AD, they include the Heart, the Diamond, and the Platform sutras, selections from the Vimalakirti and Lankavatara sutras, Bodhidharma's Principles & Practice, Sengcan's Trusting the Mind, Yongjia's Song of Enlightenment, and Huangbo's Transmission of the Mind. All translations are accompanied by introductions and enough notes to explain what needs explaining but not so many as to get in the way. This is meant to be something a reader would enjoy carrying around, taking on trips, introducing to the higher elevations, or the backyard--