Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Tianze Neng (天則能禪師語錄)

About Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Tianze Neng (天則能禪師語錄)

Qing · by 機能說　道崇．續彌同錄　羅開驎序　機雲序　有行略（依駒本印）

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The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Tianze Neng is a compilation of discourses by the Qing Dynasty Linji Chan master Tianze Neng, recorded and compiled by his disciples Daochong, Xumi, and others, with prefaces and a biographical sketch written by Luo Kailin and Ji Yun. Completed during the Qing Dynasty, this work reflects the developmental landscape and practice ethos of Chan Buddhism at that time. Its contents primarily consist of Master Tianze Neng's teachings, dialogues of pointed inquiry, and essential principles of Chan, embodying the Linji school's direct pointing to the human mind and seeing one's nature to attain Buddhahood. As one of the important Chan documents of the Qing Dynasty, this recorded sayings holds significant value for the study of modern Chan thought and practice, serving as a key text for understanding the Linji lineage and the practical cultivation of the Chan tradition.