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Three pillars of zen contains lectures by roshi kapleaus teacher, yasutani roshi, as well as examples of the powerful interviews between student and teacher that form the backbone of zen training. The three pillars of zen by roshi philip kapleau was the very book that started it all for me about thirty years ago. The three pillars of zen by philip kapleau goodreads. Huston smith, author of the worlds religions the three pillars of zen. Classic zen introduction for westerners reading this book was my first real introduction to zen.
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