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The Record of Linji - A New Translation of the Linjilu in the Light of Ten Japanese Zen Commentaries (Hardcover)
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The Record of Linji - A New Translation of the Linjilu in the Light of Ten Japanese Zen Commentaries (Hardcover)
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The Linjilu (Record of Linji or LJL) is one of the foundational
texts of Chan/Zen Buddhist literature, and an accomplished work of
baihua (vernacular) literature. Its indelibly memorable title
character, the Master Linji-infamous for the shout, the whack of
the rattan stick, and the declaration that sutras are toilet
paper-is himself an embodiment of the very teachings he propounds
to his students: he is a "true person," free of dithering; he
exhibits the non-verbal, unconstrained spontaneity of the
buddha-nature; he is always active, never passive; and he is aware
that nothing is lacking at all, at any time, in his round of daily
activities. This bracing new translation transmits the LJL's living
expression of Zen's "personal realization of the meaning beyond
words," as interpreted by ten commentaries produced by Japanese Zen
monks, over a span of over four centuries, ranging from the late
1300s, when Five-Mountains Zen flourished in Kyoto and Kamakura,
through the early 1700s, an age of thriving interest in the LJL.
These Zen commentaries form a body of vital, in-house interpretive
literature never before given full credit or center stage in
previous translations of the LJL. Here, their insights are fully
incorporated into the translation itself, allowing the reader
unimpeded access throughout, with more extensive excerpts available
in the notes. Also provided is a translation of the earliest extant
material on Linji, including a neglected transmission-record entry
relating to his associate Puhua, which indicate that the LJL is a
fully-fledged work of literature that has undergone editorial
changes over time to become the compelling work we know today.
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