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Jeffrey L.Broughton

The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben

The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben

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After the death of his master Gaofeng Yuanmiao, Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323) left Gaofeng's mountain and lived in solitude. He drew students from all over East Asia and is known for his teachings in the Chan/Zen Studies. The Recorded sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben provides an introduction to his teachings, focusing on selected works in his two Chan records.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 21 August 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc


After the passing of his master Gaofeng Yuanmiao, Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323) departed from Gaofeng's mountain and chose to live in solitude. For numerous years, he resided in various small mountain hermitages, often referred to as Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitages, or houseboats. He attracted students from diverse regions across East Asia, including Yunnan, Turfan, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and other places. The Recorded sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben serves as an introduction, from the perspective of Chan/Zen Studies, to the teachings of this significant figure of Yuan-dynasty Chan. Jeffrey Broughton focuses on selected works in Zhongfeng's two Chan records, the vast Extensive Record of Preceptor Tianmu Zhongfeng, and the smaller ancillary Zhongfeng Record B. Included translations are Instructions to the Assembly; selected Dharma Talks; the miscellaneous Night Conversations in a Mountain Hermitage; the dharma talk entitled House Instructions for Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage; In Imitation of Hanshan's Poems (one-hundred poems); Song of Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage; Cross-Legged Sitting Chan Admonitions (with Preface); Ten Poems on Living on a Boat; and Ten Poems on Living in Town.

Weight: 606g
Dimension: 162 x 243 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780197672976

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