The Ancestral Lineage Verses of Chan Master Yeyun Ying (野雲映禪師宗統頌)

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Qing · by 燈映頌　性燦錄　有塔銘　行狀（依駒本增入並印　原書第二十三頁起至末頁缺）

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The Song of the Patriarchal Lineage by Chan Master Yeyun Ying is a Buddhist text from the Qing Dynasty, recorded by Xingcan. Its contents include the Song of the Lamp's Reflection, pagoda inscriptions, and biographical accounts. Some pages of the original edition are missing; the extant version has been supplemented based on the Japanese manuscript. The author, Chan Master Yeyun Ying, was a prominent master of the Linji school in the early Qing Dynasty. His work inherits the patriarchal lineage of the Chan tradition, elucidating the essential points of Chan Dharma through poetic verses, integrating doctrine with practice, and reflecting the developmental context of Chan studies during the Ming-Qing transition. This text holds significant value for the study of Qing Dynasty Chan thought and transmission, serving as a key scripture for understanding the style of the Linji school and the conduct and teachings of its masters.