The Gateless Barrier or Gateless Gate (Japanese: Mumonkan)) is a collection of 48 Zen koans used at the Rochester Zen Center. To learn more about the collection, see Wikipedia’s The Gateless Barrier.

Commentaries on Cases from the Mumonkan

Teisho by Roshi Kapleau: Mumonkan #3 “Gutei’s Finger”

From October 1976 Sesshin, Day 4. Played on Founder’s Day – August 16, 2020. Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau.

Teisho by Roshi Kapleau: Mumonkan #8 “Keichu’s Cart”

From November 1976 Sesshin, Day 5. Played on Founder’s Day – August, 18, 2019. Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau.

Teisho by Roshi Kapleau: Mumonkan #36 “Goso’s ‘No Words or Silence'”

From June 1975 Sesshin, Day 7. Played on Founder’s Day, August 19, 2018. Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau.

Zen Teacher Authorization

A look at the sanctioning next month of Donna Kowal and at my stepping aside, featuring Case 40 in the Mumonkan, “Kicking Over the Water Bottle.” Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Transcript