David Hinton

David Hinton

David Hinton is the translator of such seminal works as the I Ching, Tao Te Ching, and the Analects of Confucius. He has received numerous awards for his work, including a lifetime achievement award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent book is China Root (Shambhala, 2020).

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The Tao of Buddha

In "China Root," David Hinton invites the reader to reexamine Zen through its roots in Taoist teachings. Here, he takes a Taoist lens to the idea of “Buddha” itself.