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Taishō 1985
Volume 47
The Recorded Sayings of Linji
This work, generally known as The Record of Linji or The Recorded Sayings of Linji, is a record of the teachings of Linji Yixuan, the founder of the Linji branch of the Chan (Rinzai branch of Zen) School, and was compiled by one of his disciples, Hui-ran. In the Linji (Rinzai) School it is regarded as the most important collection of the recorded sayings of a Chan Master.
Source
Ch. Zhenzhou Linji Huizhao chanshi wulu (鎭州臨濟慧照禪師語録), compiled by Hui-ran. 1 fascicle.
Taishō 2005
Volume 48
Wumen’s Gate
Wumen’s Gate, also known as The Gateless Barrier, or The Gateless Gate, consists of 48 gongan (Jpn. kōan) as selected by Wumen Huikai, a Chan monk of the Song Dynasty. Each gongan is followed by a verse and comment. The text has traditionally been the most highly prized work in the Chan School. When compared with other collections of gongan, the gongan or koans contained in this work are relatively few in number, and this together with the fact that it is an introductory work, have made it a popular text in the Chan/Zen tradition.
Source
Ch. Wumen guan (無門關), selected by Wumen Huikai and compiled by Zongshao. 1 fascicle.
Taishō 2010
Volume 48
The Faith-Mind Maxim
In The Faith-Mind Maxim, Seng-can, the Third Patriarch of the Chan School in China, gives expression to the highest state of Chan. It is a short work, consisting of 146 lines of 4 characters a line and amounting to a mere 584 characters, and states that the ultimate truth of Chan corresponds to a state of equality and absolute freedom, free of all differentiation and conflict, right and wrong, loss and gain. These verses have been a favorite object of memorization and recitation by countless Chan monks over the ages, and with the development of Chan over the centuries they have become deeply imbedded in the life of Chan monasteries.
Source
Ch. Xinxin ming (信心銘), composed by Sengcan. 1 fascicle.