{"product_id":"sky-above-great-wind-the-life-and-poetry-of-zen-master-ryokan-9781590309827","title":"Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe delightful and often funny poetry of Zen's quintessential free spirit, Master Ryokan--in a fresh translation by a beloved American Zen figure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRyokan Taigu (1758-1831) was a monk in the Soto lineage of Japanese Zen who spent a good part of his life as a hermit, writing poetry, playing with children, and creating simple and exquisitely beautiful calligraphies--sometimes using twigs as his instrument when he couldn't afford a brush. He was never head of a monastery or temple and as an old man, he fell in love with a young Zen nun who also became his student. His affection for her colors the mature poems of his late period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis loving tribute to the great legendary nonconformist includes more than 140 of his poems, 13 examples of his art, and a selection of laugh-out-loud funny anecdotes about his highly idiosyncratic teaching behavior.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590309827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kazuaki Tanahashi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075511681205,"sku":"9781590309827","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e224aba7-d7d2-44e6-9864-c0fac3fe0086.jpg?v=1691467682","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sky-above-great-wind-the-life-and-poetry-of-zen-master-ryokan-9781590309827","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}