1977.Ĭompiled, copied, and shared by Chan Master Xuedou Zhongxian (980-1052 CE). Source for Case Titles: The Blue Cliff Record. The Blue Cliff Record Koan Collection (BCR)ġ00 Cases of Brief Koans, Stories, Spiritual Encounters, Wisdom Tales, Sermons, Dialogues The Blue Cliff Record 100 Koans (Pi Yen Lu, Hekiganroku) BCR VSCL, Paperback.Īuthority Documents, English Language Texts, Indexed in the Brief Spiritual Lessons Database Projectīest Koan Books: My Favorites. Kyogen Carlson first trained with Jiyu Kennett at Mount Shasta Abbey in Northern California. ![]() One of his Dharma heirs, Sallie Tisdale, edited his talks and writings. ![]() Kyogen Carlson (1948-2014) was the Abbot and Roshi for the Dharma Rain Temple in Portland, Oregon. Koans, Mondos, Stories, Exchanges, Sutras, Cases:Īre You Still Here: Zen Teachings of Kyogen Carlson. Introduction Bibliography Quotations Index Links Resources Reading ListĬloud Hands Blog Buddhism Paramitas Taoism Virtues Stoicism Valley Spirit Center, Red Bluff, Northern California ![]() Research, Indexing, Studies by Michael P. Keys to Collections of BSL/Koans Databases Transmission of Light: Keizan 53 Biographies (TOL) Green Way Research, Vancouver, Washington Blue Cliff Record 100 Koans (BCR)īook of Serenity/Equanimity 100 Koans (BOS)ĭogen's Shinji Mana Shobogenzo 300 Koans (DSMS)ĭogen's Shobogenzo 95 Essays Buddhist (DSE)įlock of Fools: Parable Sutra 98 Koans (OHPS) History, Public Records or Cases, Interactions,Ĭhallenges, Inquiries, Meditations, Tales, Teaching, Teishos, Introspections, Koansįourth Version, August 2, 2023. Koans, Mondos, Dialogues, Tests, Lessons, Lectures, Brief Stories, Anecdotes, Lore Subject Index to 3,855 Lessons from Zen Buddhists, Solitary Taoists, and Stoics Lieh-Tzu: Taoist Guide to Practical Living (TGPL) Subject Index to 1,546 Taoist Lessons, Chapters, Stories The Whole World is a Single Flower 365 Koans (WWSF) Transmission of Light 53 Biographies (TOL) Subject Index to 1,975 Zen Buddhist Koansĭao De Jing - Tao Te Ching 81 Chapters (DDJ)ĭogen's Shinji Mana Shobogenzo 301 Koans (DSMS) It is a book for anyone interested in untangling the web of words used in Zen exchanges and exploring their important place in the vast creative wellspring of East Asian religion and culture.Koans, Stories, Encounters, Mondos, Dialogues, Questions, Commentaries, Testing, CasesĬhina, Japan, and the Pacific West Coast of the USAĬlassical, Medieval, and Contemporary Texts At the same time, he takes the reader beyond the veil of vagueness and inscrutability to an understanding of how koan writings have been used in pre-modern East Asia and are coming to be evoked and implemented in modern American practice of Zen.īy focusing on two main facets of the religious themes expressed in koan records-individual religious attainment and the role dialogues play in maintaining order in the monastic system-Zen Koans reveals the distinct yet interlocking levels of meaning reflected in different koan case records and helps make sense of the seemingly nonsensical. He delves deeply into the inner structure of koan literature to uncover and interpret profound levels of metaphorical significance. In this compact volume, Steven Heine, who has written extensively on Zen Buddhism and koans, introduces and analyses the classic background of texts and rites and explores the contemporary significance of koans to illuminate the full implications of this ongoing tradition. Koan compilations, which include elegant poetic and eloquent prose commentaries on cryptic dialogues, are part of a great literary tradition in China, Japan, and Korea that appealed to intellectuals who sought spiritual fulfilment through interpreting elaborate rhetoric related to mysterious metaphysical exchanges. ![]() Viewed as an ideal method for attaining and transmitting an unimpeded experience of enlightenment, they became the main object of study in Zen meditation, where their contemplation was meant to exhaust the capacity of the rational mind and the expressiveness of speech. "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" "Does a dog have Buddha-nature?" These cryptic expressions are among the best-known examples of koans, the confusing, often contradictory sayings that form the centrepiece of Zen Buddhist learning and training.
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