A Warrior Becomes a Monk: The Story of Sagacious Lu

This is a two-part labor of love. The first half recounts an episode from the Chinese classic folk tale known as The Water Margin, illustrated with black and white line drawings collected by Kow Roshi. The episode tells the rollicking story of a Major in the Imperial Army becoming a Buddhist monk. The second half describes several of the significant figures, both human and mythical, who influenced Tenshin Tanouye Roshi, the co-founder of Chozen-ji.