True Dharma Eye Treasury (正法眼藏)

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Song · by 宗杲集並著語

103,207 · about 344 min

The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye is a significant Chan Buddhist text compiled by the Song dynasty eminent monk Dahui Zonggao, completed during the Shaoxing era of the Southern Song. This work collects the gong'an cases, recorded sayings of successive Chan patriarchs, and Dahui's own commentaries, systematically elucidating the Chan teachings of the Linji school. As an important Chan scripture, The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye takes the direct pointing to the human mind and seeing one's nature to attain Buddhahood as its purpose, emphasizing the sudden enlightenment approach, and has profoundly influenced the later development of Chan Buddhism. As a representative figure of the Yangqi branch of the Linji school, Dahui established the practice system of kanhua Chan through this text, holding an important position in the history of Chinese Buddhism. It stands as one of the core texts for studying Chan thought in the Song dynasty.