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The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhanran Yuancheng was spoken by the eminent Ming Dynasty Chan master Zhanran Yuancheng and recorded by his disciple Mingfan, with compilation by Ding Yuangong and Qi Junjia. Compiled during the late Ming Buddhist revival period, this work contains Master Yuancheng's teachings, Dharma talks, koans, and letters, embodying his Chan philosophy and practice guidance, advocating the Caodong school's approach of directly pointing to the mind and realizing one's inherent Buddha-nature. As an important Chan text from the Ming Dynasty, this record not only transmits the essence of the Linji and Caodong traditions but has also profoundly influenced later generations of Chan practitioners. It remains a key source for studying Chan thought and practice in Ming-Qing Buddhism.