Translation through a Zen Mind:
Sam Hamill’s Translation of Li Bai’s Du Zuo Jing Ting Shan

By Jiyong Geng and Qiang Pi

5 pages

A defense of Sam Hamill’s famous, unorthodox translation.

Published in 2020 in The Journal of Global Buddhism.

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@article{2020-translation-through-a-zen-mind,
    title={{T}ranslation through a {Z}en {M}ind: {S}am {H}amill’s {T}ranslation of {L}i {B}ai’s \textit{Du Zuo Jing Ting Shan}},
    author={Jiyong Geng and Qiang Pi},
    year=2020,
    journal={The Journal of Global Buddhism},
    volume=21,
    pages={117--121},
    keywords={west,classical-poetry,ambulit,translation},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://www.globalbuddhism.org/article/view/1272/1109}
}

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