Bodhi Assembly and Unrecorded Zen Talks -- Selected Buddhist Classics of China

Author: Yang Zengwen (Editor and Compiler)
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Features: The recorded talks and lectures in this book are primarily promotional materials for the Nan School [Dunjiao] Chan method, hence the title "The Zen Talks of Master Shenhui." It is divided into three parts:
1. Main Part: Includes the newly collated and annotated "Platform Discourses" from the Dunbo edition, "On the Distinction between the Southern and Northern Schools," and the re-collated "Q&A on the Profound Meanings of Master Nanyang." Annotations are provided before each text, explaining the source materials, reference materials, and collation methods.
2. Appendices: Contains biographical and Chan methodological materials on Shenhui compiled from the "Biographies of Eminent Monks of the Song Dynasty" and the "Records of the Lamp of the Jingde Era." These are included for reference.
3. Research: Presents two research papers by the author for readers' reference, and all are welcome to offer feedback.