The Chan whip anthology : a companion to Zen practice / translated by Jeffrey L. Broughton with Elise Yoko Watanabe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhuhong, 1535-1615, author.

Contributor:

Broughton, Jeffrey L., 1944- translator.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Spiritual life--Zen Buddhism.

Spiritual life.

Physical Description:

xiii, 224 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

Translated from the Chinese with original Chinese text.

Summary:

"Jeffrey L. Broughton offers an annotated translation of the Whip for Spurring Students Onward Through the Chan Barrier Checkpoints, which he abbreviates to Chan Whip. This anthology is a classic of Chan (Zen) Buddhism that has served as a Chan handbook in both China and Japan since its publication in 1600. It is a compendium of extracts, over eighty percent of which are drawn from an enormous Chan corpus dating from the late 800s to about 1600-a survey that covers most of the history of Chan literature. The rest of the text consists of complementary extracts from Buddhist sutras and treatises. The extracts, many of which are accompanied by Chan master Dahui Zhuhong's commentary, deliberately eschew abstract discussions of theory in favor of sermons, exhortations, sayings, autobiographical narratives, letters, and anecdotal sketches dealing frankly and compassionately with the concrete experiences of lived practice. While there are a number of publications in English on Zen practice, none contain the vivid descriptions found within the Chan Whip. This translation thus fills a large gap in the English-language literature on Chan, and by including the original Chinese text as well Broughton has produced an invaluable tool for scholars and practitioners alike"-- Provided by publisher.

"This book is an annotated translation of Changuan cejin: Whip for Spurring Students Onward Through the Chan Barrier Checkpoints (commonly abbreviated to Chan Whip)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Abbreviations

Introduction

Whip for Spurring Students Onward Through the Chan Barrier Checkpoints

Preface to Whip for Spurring Students Onward Through the Chan Barrier Checkpoints

Front Collection: The First Gate

Front Collection: The Second Gate

Back Collection: Single Gate

Chinese Text of Changuan cejin

Bibliography.

Contains:

Zhuhong, 1535-1615. Chan guan ce jin.

Zhuhong, 1535-1615. Chan guan ce jin. English

ISBN:

9780190200725

0190200723

9780190200718

0190200715

OCLC:

895290927