The Zen Works of Stonehouse
Poems and Talks of a 14th-Century Chinese Hermit
TRANSLATED BY RED PINE

Despite being called “the greatest of all Zen monks who made poetry their medium of instruction,” Stonehouse’s works have rarely been available in English. Now all of the hermit monk’s writings can be read in Red Pine’s superb translations.

“Red Pine’s out-of-the-main-stream work is canny and clearheaded, and it has immeasurably enhanced Zen/Taoist literature and practice.” —Roy Hamric, Kyoto Journal

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-491-9 | Trade Paper | $15.95

An Educated Man
A Dual Biography of Moses and Jesus
David Rosenberg

From this prize-winning and best-selling author comes a magisterial new project: a dual biography, weaving together the preeminent figures of Judeo-Christian civilization and overturning the conventional view of Moses and Jesus as humble men of faith. Part biography, part critical analysis, An Educated Man further challenges us to envision what defines “an educated man or woman” today—and how an understanding of our religious history is crucial to it.

“An intelligent, poetic, and most genre-bending mind.” —Barbara Probst Solomon, The Washington Post

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-728-6 | Trade Paper | $16.95

A Literary Bible
An Original Translation
DAVID ROSENBERG

Whether rendering the Bible as wondrous or as strangely familiar, David Rosenberg’s magisterial translation forces us to ask again—and at last in literary terms—why the Bible remains a crucial foundation of our culture.
In A Literary Bible, Rosenberg presents for the first time a synthesis of the literary aspects of the Hebrew Bible—restoring a sense of the original authors and providing a literary revelation for the contemporary reader.

“A truly fresh reading of seminal scriptural texts.”
—Booklist

Passage Through India
GARY SNYDER

In 1962, Gary Snyder joined Allen Ginsberg for a long trip to South Asia. After Snyder’s extensive journals of the trip were published in 1972, the journey took on legendary status as an iconic Beat voyage. In this new edition, the story of their seminal journey appears alongside over a hundred never-before-seen photos, with a new preface by Snyder.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-59376-178-3 | Trade Paper | $19.95

Hakuin’s Precious Mirror Cave
A Zen Miscellany
EDITED AND TRANSLATED BY NORMAN WADDELL

The two great streams of Zen Buddhism are the Soto sect, known as the School of Silent Illumination, and the Rinzai school of rigorous koan study. Dogen established Soto Zen in Japan, and his work is widely known in the West with many of his books translated into English. Hakuin is credited with the modern revival of the Rinzai sect and is its most important teacher. His life has been a great inspiration to the students and practitioners of Zen in the West, and his writings offer great authority and practical application.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-497-1 | Trade Paper | $17.95

The Religious Art of Zen Master Hakuin
Katsuhiro Yoshizawa and Norman Waddell

The Religious Art of Zen Master Hakuin is a stunning volume containing many of Hakuin’s finest calligraphies and paintings, along with commentary by Katsuhiro Yoshizawa, the leading Japanese expert on Hakuin and his work. Yoshizawa shares the story of Hakuin’s life and learning, revealing the profound religious meaning embedded in each illustration. At times he closely examines each stroke of a portrait—which include depictions of peddlers, panhandlers, and beggars—and provides a richly detailed documentary of the life and lessons of one of Zen’s most respected teachers.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-2-58243-635-7 | Trade Paper | $17.95