Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Wenyin of Lingyin Monastery (靈隱文禪師語錄)

About 靈隱文禪師語錄

Qing · by 印文說　福度復編（依駒本印）

18,832 · about 63 min

The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Lingyin Wen is a compilation of the teachings of the eminent Linji Chan master Lingyin Wen of the Qing Dynasty. It was edited and published by his disciples, including Fudu, based on the original manuscript. Chan Master Lingyin Wen was active in the early Qing Dynasty, and his thought carries on the lineage style of the Linji school. The content of the record includes formal discourses, instructions to the assembly, pointed dialogues, and guidance on Chan practice, vividly documenting his methods of guiding students in the actual practice of Chan. This record is an important text for the study of Chan Buddhism in the Qing Dynasty, particularly the development and transmission of the Linji school. It holds significant historical and religious value for understanding the practice customs and intellectual trends within Chan communities of that era, constituting an indispensable work among Buddhist scriptures as a record of a Chan master's teachings.