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The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Ying'an Tanhua was compiled by his dharma successor Shouquan and others, containing the teachings, discourses, dialogues, and verses of the Chan master. Composed during the flourishing period of Chan Buddhism in the Southern Song dynasty, this work systematically embodies his rigorous, fierce, and direct teaching style that points directly to the mind. As an important text of the Yangqi branch of the Linji school, this record not only reflects the development of Chan thought in the Southern Song but also exerts a profound influence on later Chan practice and philosophical studies. It remains a significant classic for the study of Song dynasty Chan history and the theory of mind nature.