Zen in the Art of Archery (Paperback)

Zen in the Art of Archery By Eugen Herrigel, Daisetz T. Suzuki (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Eugen Herrigel, Daisetz T. Suzuki (Introduction by)
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A classic work on Eastern philosophy, and a charming, deeply illuminating story of one man’s experience with Zen.

Eugen Herrigel, a German professor of Philosophy in Tokyo, took up the study of archery as a step toward an understanding of Zen Buddhism. This book is the account of the six years he spent as a student of one of Japan’s great kyudo (archery) masters, and of how he gradually overcame his initial inhibitions and began to feel his way toward new truths and ways of seeing.

About the Author


EUGEN HERRIGEL was a German professor who taught philosophy at the University of Tokyo between the wars. In endeavoring to become a Zen mystic, he penetrated deeply and personally into the theory and practice of Zen Buddhism and subjected himself to the rigorous discipline of training with a Zen Master for six years. Zen in the Art of Archery is the account of this experience and his The Method of Zen is also available from Vintage Books. Professor Herrigel died in 1955.

Praise For…


“In this wonderful . . . and illuminating account . . . the Western reader will find a more familiar manner of dealing with what very often must seem to be a strange and somewhat unapproachable Eastern experience.” —from the introduction by Daisetz T. Suzuki


Product Details
ISBN: 9780375705090
ISBN-10: 0375705090
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: January 26th, 1999
Pages: 96
Language: English
Series: Vintage Spiritual Classics

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