Zen Roots: The First Thousand Years - Red Pine

Red Pine was born in Los Angeles in 1943 and attended graduate school at Columbia University. An acclaimed translator, his published works include four major Buddhist texts: The Lankavatara Sutra , The Platform Sutra , The Diamond Sutra , and The Heart Sutra . He is also the author of Zen Baggage and Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits . He has lived in Taiwan and Hong Kong and has traveled extensively in China, visiting Zen temples and seeking out hermits. He now lives in Port Townsend, Washington.