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

Having devoted a large part of his life to translating and publishing work by and about Hakuin, Buddhism’s original ambassador to the West, Waddell presents us with this collection of six diverse and independent works that contains five pieces never translated into English before, some of which have been—until quite recently—unknown, even in Japan.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-475-9 | Cloth | $25.00

The Religious Art of Zen Master Hakuin
BY KATSUHIRO YOSHIZAWA, WITH NORMAN WADDELL

The Religious Art of Zen Master Hakuin is a stunning volume containing many of Hakuin’s finest calligraphies and paintings. Katsuhiro Yoshizawa, the leading Japanese expert on Hakuin, masterfully reveals the profound religious meaning embedded in each artwork, providing a richly detailed documentary of the life and lessons of one of Zen’s most respected teachers.

COUNTERPOINT | 978-1-58243-454-4 | Cloth | $26.00