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The Blue Cliff Record is a translation of the Pi Yen Lu , a collection of one hundred famous Zen koans accompanied by commentaries and verses from the teachings of Chinese Zen masters. Compiled in the twelfth century, it is considered one of the great treasures of Zen literature and an essential study manual for students of Zen.
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The Blue Cliff Records is a translation of the Pi Yen Lu, a collection of one hundred zen koans accompainied by commentaries and appreciatory verses from the teachings of the Chinese Zen masters. Compiled in the twelfth century, it is considered to be one of the great treasures of Zen literature
'The cases comprising (this volume) are meticulously yet gracefully rendered, and should make this classic welcome to both scholars and Zen students, and even casual readers. A nice addition is the inclusion of biographical information about the Chinese masters.'-Library Journal
Thomas Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and civilizations from Harvard University. Among his many translations are The Art of War and Zen Lessons.
J.C. Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations form Harvard University. He has translated several books of Zen literature, including Zen Dawn.
'The Blue Cliff Record reveals to us what enlightenment is, what the enlightened life is, how the patriarchs and masters of old struggled with it, attained it, actualized it, and accomplished it....I firmly believe this translation is a milestone and will immmensely benefit those who are sincerely engaged in practice and the enlightenment of the Buddha-way.'-from the foreword by Taizan Maezumi Roshi
Contents
Foreword by Taizan Maezumi Roshi
Preface
Introduction
Guide to Chinese pronunciation
Original preface to the Blue Cliff Record
The Blue Cliff Record
1 The highest meaning of the holy truths
2 The ultimate path is without difficulty
3 Master Ma is unwell
4 Te shan carrying his bundle
5 Hsueh Feng's grain of rice
6 Yun Men's every day is a good day
7 Hui Ch'ao asks about buddha
8 Ts'ui Yen's eyebrows
9 Chao Chou's four gates
10 Mu Chou's thieving phoney
11 Huang Po's gobblers of dregs
12 Tung Shan's three pounds of hemp
13 Pa Ling's snow in a silver bowl
14 Yun Men's appropriate statement
15 Yun Men's unside-down statement
16 Ching Ch'ing's man in the weeds
17 Hsiang Lin's meaning of the coming from the West
18 National teacher Chung's seamless monument
19 Chu Ti's one-finger Ch'an
20 Lung Ya's meaning of the coming form the West
21 Chih Men's lotus flower, lotus leaves
22 Hsueh Feng's turtle-nosed snake
23 Pao Fu's summit of the mystic peak
24 Kuei Shan and iron grindstone Liu
25 The hermit f lotus flower peak holds up his staff
26 Pai chang's sitting alone on Ta Hsiung mountain
27 Yun Men's the body exposed, the golden wind
28 Nan Ch'uan's truth that's never been spoken
29 Ta Sui's it goes along with it
30 Chao Chou's big turnips
31 Ma Ku carrying his ring-staff
32 Elder Ting stands motionless
33 Ministry President Ch'en sees Tzu Fu
34 Yang Shan asks 'Where have you come from?'
35 The dialogue of Manjusri and Wu Cho
36 Ch'ang Sha wandering in the mountains
37 P'an Shan's there is nothing in the world
38 Feng Hsueh's workings of the iron ox
39 Yun Men's flowering hedge
40 Nan Ch'uan's it's like a dream
41 Chao Chou's man who has died the great death
42 Layman P'an's good snowflakes
43 Tung Shan's no cold or heat
44 Ho Shan's knowing how to beat the drum
45 Chao Chou's seven-pound cloth shirt
46 Ching Ch'ing's sund of raindrops
47 Yun Men's six do not take it in
48 Turning over the tea kettle at Chao Ch'ing
49 San Sheng's golden fish who has passed through the net
50 Yun Men's every atom samadhi
51 Hsueh Feng's what is it?
52 Chao Chou lets asses cross, lets horses cross
53 Pai Chang's wild ducks
54 Yun Men extends both hands
55 Tao Wu's condoloence call
56 Ch'in Shan's one arrowpoint smashes three barriers
57 Chao Chou's stupid oaf
58 Chao Chou can't explain
59 Chao Chou's why not quote it fully?
60 Yun Men's within there is a jewel
61 Feng Hsueh's one atom of dust
62 Yun Men's staff changes into a dragon
63 Nan Ch'uan kills a cat
64 Nan Ch'uan questions Chao Chou
65 An outsider questions the buddha
66 Yen T'ou's getting Huang Ch'ao's sword
67 Mahasattva Fu expounds the scripture
68 Yang Shan's what's your name?
69 Nan Ch'uan's circle
70 Kuei Shan attends on Pai Chang
71 Wu Feng's shut up, teacher
72 Pai Chang questins Yun Yen
73 Ma Tsu's permutations of assertion and denial
74 Chin Niu's rice pail
75 Wu Chiu's unjust beating
76 Tan Hsia's have you eaten yet?
77 Yun Men's cake
78 Sixteen bodhisattvas go in to bathe
79 T'ou Tzu's all sounds
80 Chao Chou's newborn baby
81 Yao Shan's shooting the elk of elks
82 Ta Lung's ard and fast body of reality
83 Yun Men's ancient buddhas and the pillar
84 Vimalakirti's gate of nonduality
85 the hermit of T'ung Feng makes a tiger's roar
86 Yun Men's kitchen pantry and main gate
87 Medicine and disease subdue each other
88 Hsuan Sha's guiding and aiding living beings
89 The hands and eyes of the bodhisattva of great compassion
90 Chih Men's body of wisdom
91 Yen Kuan's rhinoceros
92 The world honored one ascends the seat
93 Ta Kuang does a dance
94 The surangama scripture's not seeing
95 Ch'ang Ch'ing's three turning poisons
96 Chao Chou's three turning words
97 The diamond cutter scripture's scornful revilement
98 T'ien P'ing's travels on foot
99 Su Tsung's ten-body controller
100 Pa Ling's blown hair sword
Biographical supplement
Traditonal teaching devices
Select glossary of names and terms
Bibliography
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and an essential study manual for students of Zen.'The cases comprising (this volume) are meticulously yet gracefully rendered, and should make this classic welcome to both scholars and Zen students, and even casual readers. A nice addition is the inclusion of biographical information about the Chinese masters.'-Library Journal
Thomas Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and civilizations from Harvard University. Among his many translations are The Art of War and Zen Lessons.
J.C. Cleary holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations form Harvard University. He has translated several books of Zen literature, including Zen Dawn.
'The Blue Cliff Record reveals to us what enlightenment is, what the enlightened life is, how the patriarchs and masters of old struggled with it, attained it, actualized it, and accomplished it....I firmly believe this translation is a milestone and will immmensely benefit those who are sincerely engaged in practice and the enlightenment of the Buddha-way.'-from the foreword by Taizan Maezumi Roshi
Contents
Foreword by Taizan Maezumi Roshi
Preface
Introduction
Guide to Chinese pronunciation
Original preface to the Blue Cliff Record
The Blue Cliff Record
1 The highest meaning of the holy truths
2 The ultimate path is without difficulty
3 Master Ma is unwell
4 Te shan carrying his bundle
5 Hsueh Feng's grain of rice
6 Yun Men's every day is a good day
7 Hui Ch'ao asks about buddha
8 Ts'ui Yen's eyebrows
9 Chao Chou's four gates
10 Mu Chou's thieving phoney
11 Huang Po's gobblers of dregs
12 Tung Shan's three pounds of hemp
13 Pa Ling's snow in a silver bowl
14 Yun Men's appropriate statement
15 Yun Men's unside-down statement
16 Ching Ch'ing's man in the weeds
17 Hsiang Lin's meaning of the coming from the West
18 National teacher Chung's seamless monument
19 Chu Ti's one-finger Ch'an
20 Lung Ya's meaning of the coming form the West
21 Chih Men's lotus flower, lotus leaves
22 Hsueh Feng's turtle-nosed snake
23 Pao Fu's summit of the mystic peak
24 Kuei Shan and iron grindstone Liu
25 The hermit f lotus flower peak holds up his staff
26 Pai chang's sitting alone on Ta Hsiung mountain
27 Yun Men's the body exposed, the golden wind
28 Nan Ch'uan's truth that's never been spoken
29 Ta Sui's it goes along with it
30 Chao Chou's big turnips
31 Ma Ku carrying his ring-staff
32 Elder Ting stands motionless
33 Ministry President Ch'en sees Tzu Fu
34 Yang Shan asks 'Where have you come from?'
35 The dialogue of Manjusri and Wu Cho
36 Ch'ang Sha wandering in the mountains
37 P'an Shan's there is nothing in the world
38 Feng Hsueh's workings of the iron ox
39 Yun Men's flowering hedge
40 Nan Ch'uan's it's like a dream
41 Chao Chou's man who has died the great death
42 Layman P'an's good snowflakes
43 Tung Shan's no cold or heat
44 Ho Shan's knowing how to beat the drum
45 Chao Chou's seven-pound cloth shirt
46 Ching Ch'ing's sund of raindrops
47 Yun Men's six do not take it in
48 Turning over the tea kettle at Chao Ch'ing
49 San Sheng's golden fish who has passed through the net
50 Yun Men's every atom samadhi
51 Hsueh Feng's what is it?
52 Chao Chou lets asses cross, lets horses cross
53 Pai Chang's wild ducks
54 Yun Men extends both hands
55 Tao Wu's condoloence call
56 Ch'in Shan's one arrowpoint smashes three barriers
57 Chao Chou's stupid oaf
58 Chao Chou can't explain
59 Chao Chou's why not quote it fully?
60 Yun Men's within there is a jewel
61 Feng Hsueh's one atom of dust
62 Yun Men's staff changes into a dragon
63 Nan Ch'uan kills a cat
64 Nan Ch'uan questions Chao Chou
65 An outsider questions the buddha
66 Yen T'ou's getting Huang Ch'ao's sword
67 Mahasattva Fu expounds the scripture
68 Yang Shan's what's your name?
69 Nan Ch'uan's circle
70 Kuei Shan attends on Pai Chang
71 Wu Feng's shut up, teacher
72 Pai Chang questins Yun Yen
73 Ma Tsu's permutations of assertion and denial
74 Chin Niu's rice pail
75 Wu Chiu's unjust beating
76 Tan Hsia's have you eaten yet?
77 Yun Men's cake
78 Sixteen bodhisattvas go in to bathe
79 T'ou Tzu's all sounds
80 Chao Chou's newborn baby
81 Yao Shan's shooting the elk of elks
82 Ta Lung's ard and fast body of reality
83 Yun Men's ancient buddhas and the pillar
84 Vimalakirti's gate of nonduality
85 the hermit of T'ung Feng makes a tiger's roar
86 Yun Men's kitchen pantry and main gate
87 Medicine and disease subdue each other
88 Hsuan Sha's guiding and aiding living beings
89 The hands and eyes of the bodhisattva of great compassion
90 Chih Men's body of wisdom
91 Yen Kuan's rhinoceros
92 The world honored one ascends the seat
93 Ta Kuang does a dance
94 The surangama scripture's not seeing
95 Ch'ang Ch'ing's three turning poisons
96 Chao Chou's three turning words
97 The diamond cutter scripture's scornful revilement
98 T'ien P'ing's travels on foot
99 Su Tsung's ten-body controller
100 Pa Ling's blown hair sword
Biographical supplement
Traditonal teaching devices
Select glossary of names and terms
Bibliography
Show Less
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Publication
Shambhala Publications, Inc. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Original publication date
11th-12th c.
1977 (Th. Cleary)