The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben

by Jeffrey L. Broughton

Overview

After the death of his master Gaofeng Yuanmiao, Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323) left Gaofeng's mountain and lived in solitude. For many years, he resided in various small mountain hermitages (often called "Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitages") or houseboats. He drew students from all over East Asia: Yunnan, Turfan, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and elsewhere. The Recorded sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben provides an introduction, from the perspective of Chan/Zen Studies, to the teachings of this key figure of Yuan-dynasty Chan. Jeffrey Broughton focuses on selected works in Zhongfeng's two Chan records, the enormous Extensive Record of Preceptor Tianmu Zhongfeng, and the much smaller ancillary Zhongfeng Record B. Included translations are Instructions to the Assembly; selected Dharma Talks; the miscellany 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780197672990
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/28/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jeffrey L. Broughton is Professor Emeritus in the Religious Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach

Table of Contents

Abbreviations Introduction Linji Chan in the South During the Mongol Yuan Dynasty: Zhongfeng Mingben and Yuansou Xingduan Autobiography and Huatou Chan The Format and Underlying Theme of Zhongfeng's Autobiography The Confining Bureaucratic Chan Style of Mt. Tianmu Versus the Unencumbered Chan Style of a Vagabond Budai Two Chan Records for Zhongfeng Mingben Extensive Record of Preceptor Tianmu Zhongfeng (Tianmu Zhongfeng heshang guanglu) Understanding the Phantasmal (zhi huan) Detaching from the Phantasmal (li huan): the Huatou "Keep on Trucking" With Huatou Practice and Never Seek Quick Awakening Zhongfeng on Chan and Pure Land Zhongfeng and the Nanzhao Pilgrim Xuanjian Zhongfeng and the Japanese Zen Pilgrim Jakushitsu Genko (1290-1367) The Chan of Zhongfeng Mingben Translation 1: Selected Instructions to the Assembly in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 2: Selected Dharma Talks in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 3: Night Conversations in a Mountain Hermitage in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 4: House Instructions for Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 5: In Imitation of Hanshan's Poems in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 6: Song of Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 7: Cross-Legged Sitting Chan Admonitions (with Preface) in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 8: Ten Poems on Living on a Boat in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 9: Ten Poems on Living in Town in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Translation 10: Selections from Zhongfeng Dharma Talks in Zhongfeng Record B Translation 11: Instructions to the Assembly from Zhongfeng Talks in Zhongfeng Record B Chinese Text for Translation 1: Selected Instructions to the Assembly in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 2: Selected Dharma Talks in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 3: Night Conversations in a Mountain Hermitage in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 4: House Instructions for Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 5: In Imitation of Hanshan's Poems in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 6: Song of Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 7: Cross-Legged Sitting Chan Admonitions (with Preface) in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 8: Ten Poems on Living on a Boat in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 9: Ten Poems on Living in Town in Zhongfeng Extensive Record Chinese Text for Translation 10: Selections from Zhongfeng Dharma Talks in Zhongfeng Record B Chinese Text for Translation 11: Instructions to the Assembly from Zhongfeng Talks in Zhongfeng Record B Bibliography