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Mumonkon
   The Gateless Gate is a famous Chinese Chan (Zen)
collection of 48 anecdotes, or gong'an (J., koan), printed at the
end of the Song Dynasty in China. These stories had been in
existence in Zen circles for hundreds of years, known inside
and out by the Chan monks and masters of their day. A Zen
adept named Wumen Huikai (1183-1260) collected and spoke
on these stories, giving his own commentaries, which were
eventually written down into this book and published in 1229 by
the imperial decree.

   Alternate titles in English translation for the Wumenguan are
Wumen's Gate, Wumen's Barrier, The Gateless Barrier, etc.
There are many translations available in English, this being
probably the first of the Zen books available to be read in
English in the 20th century--Zen Flesh, Zen Bones, by Reps
and Sensaki, The Mu Mon Kwan, by Ogata, Wu-men-Kuan by
Dumoulin, Wumen's Gate, by J.C. Cleary, and so on.
Wumenguan
              oshobob  The Living Workshop                                
                                        Zen Books--original Chinese
The Gateless Gate
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