Rinzai: Master of the Irrational

Rinzai, who brought Zen from China to Japan, is truly a master of the irrational - a Zen master who sticks his tongue out at one disciple and who created the shout as a device to shock the mind. Osho continually reminds us that it is only a question of time, that everyone is going to become a buddha. He encourages the reader not to believe, but to experience - to have the trust that "if so many people can become enlightened, there is no reason why I cannot." In this small volume he also comments on the timeless paintings-in-words of the famous haiku writer, Ikkyu.

notes

Part of the seven-volume set The Present Day Awakened One Speaks on the Ancient Masters of Zen

time period of Osho's original talks/writings

Oct 23, 1988 to Oct 31, 1988 : timeline

number of discourses/chapters

8

editions

Rinzai: Master of the Irrational Year of publication : 1989 Publisher : The Rebel Publishing House, Germany ISBN 3-89338-069-8 (click ISBN to buy online) Number of pages : 191 Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : H Edition notes : First edition. Copyright © Neo-Sannyas International. Size : 208 x 146 x 19 mm Author as Osho Rajneesh Editing by Sw Krishna Prabhu Typesetting by Ma Prem Arya Design by Ma Dhyan Amiyo Cover photograph by Sw Premgit Painting by Ma Anand Meera (Kasué Hashimoto), B.F.A. (Musashino Art University, Tokio) Calligraphy by Sw Anand Govind Dipl-Ing. Production by Sw Prem Visarjan In loving gratitude to Osho Rajneesh, Rajneesh Foundation Australia Talks given to the Rajneesh International University of Mysticism in Gautama the Buddha Auditorium, Poona, India Printing by Mohndruck, Gütersloh, West Germany Introduction: Ma Shivam Suvarna B.Sc.