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Chan School Ancient Cases Collection (宗門拈古彙集)

About 宗門拈古彙集

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The "Zongmen Niangu Huiji" (Anthology of Chan Anecdotes and Ancient Cases), compiled by the eminent Qing dynasty monk Jingfu, is a significant collection of Chan (Zen) dialogues and teachings. Completed in the early Qing period, this work systematically compiles important koans, sharp dialogues, and commentaries from Chan patriarchs since the Tang and Song dynasties. It encompasses lineages such as Linji and Caodong, showcasing the essence and transmission of Chan thought. As a vital compilation of Chan texts, it not only provides crucial historical and philosophical resources for later scholars but also holds a pivotal role in Buddhist history, bridging past and future. Its influence on the dissemination of Chan teachings and meditative practice remains profound.


宗門拈占彚集凡例
  • 是書之集。自有佛祖以來。千七百則機緣。經作家手。拈掇一過。不啻黃金增色。真能使陳爛葛藤。頓生光怪。則拈掇語當。尤重於機緣。其命名。獨曰宗門拈古者。在是。
  • 是集。宋元以上諸師拈提語。既載統要。而宋元迄今諸師。所未載者。凡一拈一別。一代一徵。皆準統要成規。次第續之。其諸師有拈語。而統要乏機緣者。增補之。統要有機緣而乏拈語者。茲不錄。
  • 古今諸方語錄。其拈別代徵語。有善本單刻流行者。有載上堂小參等法語中者。有成藁抄錄尚未經梨棗者。有散沒無聞僅考諸行狀碑銘者。皆一一據實而錄。匪敢鑿空。
  • 諸師拈語。既皆璞玉渾金。豈忍割棄。苐於一公案下。璨然一目。雖等是卞璧。而厚薄未免或分。此採擇之不得不注意也。至於辭旨雷同。固可稱雙珠聯璧。然亦不敢並存。恐彼此致招蹈襲。
  • 是書所重。既歸作家手眼。則去取責任。敢不從公。其能在本公案外。別出手眼。殺活自在。則雖行者白衣。不敢忽而不錄。若僅祇依摸畵樣。無點銕成金手段。乏縱橫與奪鉗錘。則雖現踞曲盝。名震閭閻。斷不能循其偏私阿諛汎採。
  • 書稱彚集。理必廣收。苐深隱厚藏賢聖輩。兼以地僻途遙。其岸岸孤風。既不屑為人所知。人又豈能盡知之。而所有高見遠識。不獲搜討者。他日天龍不負自當補入。
  • 字經三寫。烏焉成馬之失。葢所從來。統要中有機緣脫誤。拈語失真處。稽諸燈錄。裁以祖意。一皆考證的實。決無疑溷。
  • 燈譜世系。既非此書所急。而卷帙次第。乃仍以南嶽青原世代分列者。意在便學者易於撿討。循世得人。機緣自見。葢機緣出載。必有其人耳。
  • 公案。凡師資主賓相見。看其機用。應屬誰家。則收入誰家。不是可互相那移者。如淩行婆之斂手哭蒼天。收在浮盃章中。澧陽路上賣餅婆之。三心中點那一心。收在德山章中。則於浮盃德山。難為情矣。又如羅山之問石霜巖頭。起滅不停一則語。載羅山章中。固見其所悟之由有自。若論接機作用。又當收入巖頭章。乃為其妥。知此則公案之撿討。自不煩於思繹。
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No. 1296-B 宗門拈古彙集序
宗門拈古彚集目錄

CBETA Code: X1296

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