Qing · by 道霈述
19,777 · about 66 min
The Recorded Sayings of the Sage Arrow Hall, compiled by the eminent Qing Dynasty Chan Master Daopei, was completed during the period of Buddhist revival in the early Qing era. This work systematically collects and comments on the public cases, recorded dialogues, and essential teachings of successive patriarchs in the Chan tradition. It expounds on mind-nature, awakening, and practical cultivation from the Chan perspective, integrating doctrinal principles with meditative practice. As a significant text of Chan scholarship from the Ming-Qing transition, it carries forward the lineage of the Caodong school and plays a pivotal role in consolidating and transmitting Chan thought. It stands as a key canonical work for the study of Qing Dynasty Chan history and cultivation theory.