No-Gate Gateway: The Original Wu-Men Kuan

“David Hinton is fabulous translator. The work is luminous and transparent, and you can see the light of the original Chinese masters shining through. I give his books to all my friends.”

“I love this book! The classic koans of the No-Gate Gateway are brilliantly and boldly translated by poet and scholar David Hinton. The introduction and notes are rich resources that open doors to the heart of Zen.”

“David Hinton is the best English language translator of classic Chinese poetry we have, and have had for decades. A magician’s grace glows through all of the poems, a grace and ease uncommonly found, uncommonly masterful.”

“Hinton’s translation comes without the additional commentary we see in contemporary Western editions of the work, and his reader’s guide can help practitioners deepen their study. The book also includes translator’s notes, though these aren’t placed in text. Thus, readers may linger on each case, allowing the reading experience to loosen their proclivity for binary thought.”