Pure heart enlightened mind : the Zen journal and letters of an Irish woman in Japan
O'Halloran, Maura1995
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Journals of a young Irish woman who entered the toughest Zen monastery in Japan and made such progress that she was declared "enlightened" - the only westerner to receive such an honour. Here, she describes the rigours, hardships and joys of Zen training and temple life.
Main title:
Pure heart enlightened mind : the Zen journal and letters of an Irish woman in Japan / by Maura O'Halloran ; introduction by Ruth O'Halloran ; afterword by Dai-En Bennage ; illustrations by Elizabeth O'Halloran.
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Imprint:
London : Thorsons, 1995.
Collation:
311p.
ISBN:
9781855384521 (pbk)
Dewey class:
294.3927092920
Local class:
BIO: OHAL
Language:
English
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BRN:
996184