Huayan Qizong Zhen Chan Master Recorded Sayings (華嚴起宗真禪師語錄)

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Qing · by 真說　力廣等錄（依駒本印）

8,186 · about 27 min

The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhen, Founder of the Huayan Tradition, is an important Buddhist text of the Qing Dynasty. It contains the discourses of Chan Master Zhen, recorded and compiled by his disciples, including Li Guang and others. This record emerged during the revival of Buddhism in the early Qing period, reflecting the contemporary trend of integrating Chan and Huayan thought. Its contents encompass the master's teachings, dialogues marked by Chan's direct and pointed exchanges, and essential principles for practice, combining Chan's direct pointing to the mind with Huayan's philosophy of the unimpeded interpenetration of all phenomena. As a vital record of the practice of Huayan Chan, this text demonstrates the characteristic syncretism of Chinese Buddhism and holds significant documentary value for studying the evolution of Buddhist thought during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It occupies a unique position within the corpus of recorded sayings in Chinese Buddhism.