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101 Zen Stories

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101 Zen Stories is a 1919 compilation of Zen koans[1] including 19th and early 20th century anecdotes compiled by Nyogen Senzaki,[2] and a translation of Shasekishū,[1][3] written in the 13th century by Japanese Zen master Mujū (無住) (literally, "non-dweller").[3] The book was reprinted by Paul Reps as part of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones.[4][3] Well-known koans in the collection include A Cup of Tea (1), The Sound of One Hand (21), No Water, No Moon (29), and Everything is Best (31).

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  1. ^ a b "Koan Studies". thezensite. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  2. ^ Ross, Nancy Wilson (1960). The World of Zen: An East-West Anthology. Vintage. p. xxii. ISBN 9780394703015.
  3. ^ a b c Reps, Paul; Senzaki, Nyogen (15 September 1998). Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-zen Writings. Tuttle Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 9780804831864.
  4. ^ Ross, Nancy Wilson (1960). The World of Zen: An East-West Anthology. Vintage. p. 74. ISBN 9780394703015.
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