No. 1362-A
(祖慶)甞欲焚前錄。俾學者自悟西來直指。不滯文字語言。今復鏤此板。何也。正欲枷上著杻。縛上增繩。令渠自透自脫。靈剎漢一見。便知落處。更於此錄。求玄妙。尋言句。一任鑽龜打瓦。
淳熈戊申重陽日住鐘山小師(祖慶)謹書No. 1362
大慧普覺禪師語錄卷上
參學比丘 法宏 道謙 編
Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Pujue Zonggao (普覺宗杲禪師語錄)
About 普覺宗杲禪師語錄
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The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Pujue Zonggao was compiled by his disciples Fahong and Daoqian, both eminent monks of the Linji school during the Southern Song dynasty. This work documents Master Zonggao's teachings, Dharma discourses, letters, and essential principles of Chan practice, centrally embodying his thought on the method of observing the key phrase. It emphasizes the investigation of doubt and the sudden awakening to the nature of mind. Master Zonggao lived during the transition between the Northern and Southern Song dynasties, vigorously advocating a Chan style of directly pointing to the human mind, which profoundly influenced later generations of Chan Buddhism. This recorded sayings text is a crucial scripture for the study of Song dynasty Chan, the development of the Linji school, and the practice of observing the key phrase, holding authoritative status in both the history of Buddhist thought and the realm of practical cultivation.
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AI translation for reference only — not authoritative, not a statement of final truth. Awakening of the Dharma requires personal practice.