The Blue Cliff RecordA classic of Zen Buddhist literature, this compilation of twelfth-century Zen koans includes commentary and verses from the great Chinese Zen masters The Blue Cliff Record is a translation of the Pi Yen Lu, a collection of one hundred famous Zen koans accompanied by commentaries and verses from the teachings of Chinese Zen masters. Compiled in the twelfth century, it is considered one of the great treasures of Zen literature and an essential study manual for students of Zen. |
Contents
The Highest Meaning of the Holy Truths | 1 |
The Ultimate Path is Without Difficulty | 10 |
Master Ma Is Unwell | 18 |
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adept ancient answer arrow attained Avalokitesvara blind Blue Cliff Record Bodhidharma bodhisattva bowed Buddha Buddhist called Ch'an master Ch'ang Ch'ing Ch'in Shan Ch'uan Teng Lu Chao Chou comes COMMENTARY Dharma dragon Emperor Emperor Wu enlightened eyes flowers gate head Hsiang Hsuan Sha Hsueh Feng Hsueh Tou says Huang Huang Po Hui Neng jewel Kuei Shan Liang look Lung Manjusri meaning meditation mind monk asked mountains mouth myriad Nan Ch'uan National Teacher nirvana nonduality old fellow Pai Chang Pao Fu patchrobed monks Path Patriarch penetrate phrase picking POINTER question rivers Samantabhadra scripture Shan's Shih T'ou shout someone speak staff sword T'ang T'ien T'ou Tzu talk Tao Wu teaching tell there's things thousand tiger's Ts'ao Ts'ui Tsung Tung Shan turn understand versifies Vimalakirti What's wind words World Honored Yao Shan Yen T'ou Yuan Yun Men Yun Men's Yun Yen