Zen Master - The Causes and Conditions of Enlightenment

Author: Ming Yao
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book follows the theme of enlightenment, using the original texts such as the Lamp Records and Biographies of Monks as primary sources, selecting and compiling 490 stories of enlightenment and awakening experiences of Zen masters in Chinese history. Organized chronologically by lineage, it is currently the most comprehensive and systematic monograph on Zen monks' enlightenment in the field of Chan history. For ease of reading, the book provides brief introductions to the lives of each master, detailed accounts of their enlightenment moments, and, in most cases, appended insightful teachings. Additionally, it explains uncommon words, terms, professional language, and allusions that appear in the enlightenment cases. While preserving the original essence, the book successfully integrates knowledge, readability, and entertainment. Furthermore, the exploratory interpretations of Chan terminology found in the Lamp Records and the study of Tang and Song-era linguistic expressions also hold certain reference value.