Philip Kapleau

Philip Kapleau was an American journalist, poet lawyer and writer (1912–2004). He was born at New Haven and died at Rochester.

Philip Kapleau in brief

Born
1912
Died
2004
Known for
journalist, poet lawyer and writer
Place of birth
New Haven
Contents

Catalogued works

16 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1971 to 2005.

The Three pillars of Zen. The Three pillars of Zen: teaching, practice, and enlightenment. A Buddhist Case for Vegetarianism, dated 1983. Das Zen-Buch vom Leben und vom Sterben. Ein spiritueller Ratgeber, dated 2001. El Respeto a la Vida, dated 2000. El Zen De La Vida Y La Muerte, dated 1999. Los Res Pilares Del Zen "Enseñanza Pratica Iluminacion, dated 2005. Questions zen, dated 1992. Straight to the heart of Zen, dated 2001. The wheel of life and death, dated 1989. Zen East and West, dated 1980. The Zen of living and dying, dated 1998. Awakening to Zen, dated 1997. To cherish all life, dated 1981. The wheel of death, dated 1971. Zen, dated 1979.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

<i>The Three Pillars of Zen</i>. Philip Kapleau, The Journal of Religion, 1967. Zen: Dawn in the West. By Roshi Philip Kapleau. New York: Anchor Press, Doubleday, 1979. xx + 311 pages. $10.95., Horizons, 1980.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

three pillars of zen tice and enlightenment (1967) — Internet Archive. The Three Pillars of Zen (1967) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1912Philip Kapleau born at New Haven.
  2. 1967three pillars of zen tice and enlightenment digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1967The Three Pillars of Zen digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1983A Buddhist Case for Vegetarianism.
  5. 1999El Zen De La Vida Y La Muerte.
  6. 2000El Respeto a la Vida.
  7. 2001Das Zen-Buch vom Leben und vom Sterben. Ein spiritueller Ratgeber.
  8. 2004Philip Kapleau died at Rochester.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Philip Kapleau”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1364675: Philip Kapleau

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