# Original Dwelling Place

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- Book: [Original Dwelling Place](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-aitken/original-dwelling-place) ([Original Dwelling Place.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-aitken/original-dwelling-place.md))
- Authors: [Robert Aitken](https://www.bookquiver.com/robert-aitken)
- Publisher: counterpoint
- ISBN: 978-18-8717-841-9
- Pages: 256
- Published: 1997-06-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In this collection of twenty-three essays, Robert Aitken retraces the origins of American Zen Buddhism and provides readings of influential texts. Reflecting on death, on marriage, and on Zen practice,...