Ming · by 元賢集
55,792 · about 186 min
Compiled by the late Ming dynasty eminent monk Yongjue Yuanxian. This work emerged against the backdrop of Buddhist revival in the late Ming and the manifestation of Chan school shortcomings, primarily providing systematic textual research and interpretation of commonly used formal expressions, allusions, and terminology within Chan monastic communities since the Tang and Song dynasties. Its content encompasses ritual documents, Chan school anecdotes, and exegesis of specialized terms, combining practicality with scholarly value. As a significant work in Chan literature compilation, it not only provided normative standards for Chan communities of its time but also stands as crucial literature for studying Chan language, rituals, and intellectual evolution, holding irreplaceable authoritative status in Buddhist historiography and Chan studies.