Nelson Foster

Books by Nelson Foster

Entangling Vines

A Classic Collection of Zen Koans

Foreword by Nelson Foster / Introduction by Ueda Shizuteru / Translated by Thomas Yuho Kirchner
Entangling Vines, a translation of the Shumon kattoshu, is one of the few major koan texts to have been compiled in Japan rather than China. Indeed, Kajitani Sonin (1914 - 95), former chief abbot of Shokoku-ji and author of an annotated, modern-Japanese translation of the Kattoshu, commented that...
Zen Master Raven

The Teachings of a Wise Old Bird

Foreword by Nelson Foster / Illustrated by Jennifer Rain Crosby
A uniquely playful and incisive collection of Zen teaching stories from a beloved American master.

A modern classic, now in a new expanded edition.
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