Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits

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$16.95  $15.76
Publisher
Counterpoint LLC
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Pages
240
Dimensions
5.9 X 8.9 X 0.6 inches | 0.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781582435237

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About the Author
Bill Porter (aka "Red Pine") is widely recognized as one of the world's preeminent translators of Chinese poetry and religious texts; he assumes the pen name "Red Pine" for his translations.

Writing as Red Pine, he was the first translator to ever translate the entirety of Han-shan's oeurve into English, published as The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain. Red Pine was also the first to translate into English the entirely of The Poems of the Masters. He has also translated several of the major Buddhist sutras, including the Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, and Platform Sutra.
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"Bill Porter's Road to Heaven is a brilliant essay on the traditions of Chinese hermits, a startling reminder of how far we have gone astray. It should be a part of any serious Zen or Taoist library." --Jim Harrison