Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Baoning Renyong (保寧仁勇禪師語錄)

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by (參學門人)道勝．圓淨 錄

20,763 · about 69 min

The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Baoning Renyong was compiled by his disciples Daosheng and Yuanjing during the Song Dynasty, belonging to the Yangqi lineage. This collection was compiled during the peak of Chan Buddhism in the Northern Song period, documenting Master Renyong's sharp dialogues, teachings, commentaries on koans, and meditation guidance. It fully embodies the Yangqi school's flexible yet rigorous style and its down-to-earth approach. As an important text of the Linji school's Yangqi branch, this record not only inherits the essence of Master Yangqi Fanghui's teachings but also reflects the transition from literary Chan to the practice of huatou (critical phrase) during the Song Dynasty. It holds significant value for the study of Chan development in the Song period and the transmission of the Yangqi lineage.