Including nine new translations from the first thousand years of Zen, this collection of sacred Buddhist texts with refreshed commentary is made to be carried with you

Dating from the middle of the second century B.C. to the middle of the ninth century A.D., Zen Roots includes the Heart, Diamond, and Platform sutras; selections from the Vimalakirti and Lankavatara sutras; Bodhidharma's Principles & Practice; Sengcan's Trusting the Mind; Yongjia's Song of Enlightenment; and Huangbo's Transmission of the Mind.

These translations are accompanied by introductions and enough notes to explain what needs explaining but not so many as to get in the way. Zen Roots is the perfect companion for travel, to accompany one to the higher elevations, or just to read in the backyard.

Zen Roots: The First Thousand Years, Red Pine (translator), Counterpoint, Paperback, 288 pages, $16.95

Red Pine was born in Los Angeles in 1943 and attended graduate school at Columbia University. An acclaimed translator, his published works include four major Buddhist texts: The Lankavatara Sutra, The Platform Sutra, The Diamond Sutra, and The Heart Sutra. He is also the author of Zen Baggage and Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits. He has lived in Taiwan and Hong Kong and has traveled extensively in China, visiting Zen temples and seeking out hermits. He now lives in Port Townsend, Washington.

CONTENTS: Zen Roots: The First Thousand Years
Translator's Preface		v
1.	The Heart & Diamond Sutras	3
2.	Selections from the Vimalakirti Sutra	47
3.	Selections from the Lankavatara Sutra	71
4.	Bodhidharma's Principles & Practice	111
5.	Sengcan's Trusting the Mind	121
6.	The Sixth Patriarch's Platform Sutra	135
7.	Yongjia's Song of Enlightenment	211
8.	Huangbo's Transmission of the Mind	239