Zen Master's Enlightenment and the Cause

Author: Mingyao
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book takes enlightenment as its thread, using canonical texts such as the Lamp Records and Biographies of Monks as primary sources, and selects 490 stories of enlightenment and awakening from eminent Chan masters in Chinese history. These stories are compiled in chronological and lineage order, making it the most comprehensive and systematic Chan Buddhist history dedicated to the topic of Chan monks' enlightenment. For ease of reading, the book provides brief introductions to the lives of each master, detailed accounts of their moments of enlightenment, and, in most cases, appended insightful teachings. Additionally, necessary explanations are given for uncommon words, terms, professional language, and allusions that appear in the enlightenment anecdotes. While preserving the original flavor, the book successfully integrates knowledge, readability, and engagement. 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.