The Sayings of Layman P'ang - A Zen Classic of China

James Green (Translator); Dennis Genpo Merzel (Foreword by)

These wise and funny stories have been an inspiration to spiritual practice for more than twelve centuries, particularly for all those who follow the Buddhist path as laypeople. Layman P'ang (740-808) was a merchant and family man who one day put all his money and possessions in a boat and sunk it in a ...