Zen Master Yunmen: His Life and Essential Sayings
A modern Zen classic--reissued with new material: An introduction to the great tenth-century Chinese master, with translations of his key works.

Yunmen Wenyan (c. 864–949) was a master of the Chinese Zen (Chan) tradition and one of the most influential teachers in its history, showing up in many famous koans—in one of which he’s credited with the famous line, “Every day is a good day.” His teachings are said to permeate heaven and earth, to address immediately and totally the state and conditions of his audience, and to cut off even the slightest trace of duality. In this classic study of Master Yunmen, historian and Buddhist scholar Urs App clearly elucidates the encompassing and penetrating nature of Yunmen’s teachings, provides pioneering translations of his numerous talks and dialogues, and includes a brief history of Chinese Zen, a biography of the master, and a wealth of resource materials.
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Zen Master Yunmen: His Life and Essential Sayings
A modern Zen classic--reissued with new material: An introduction to the great tenth-century Chinese master, with translations of his key works.

Yunmen Wenyan (c. 864–949) was a master of the Chinese Zen (Chan) tradition and one of the most influential teachers in its history, showing up in many famous koans—in one of which he’s credited with the famous line, “Every day is a good day.” His teachings are said to permeate heaven and earth, to address immediately and totally the state and conditions of his audience, and to cut off even the slightest trace of duality. In this classic study of Master Yunmen, historian and Buddhist scholar Urs App clearly elucidates the encompassing and penetrating nature of Yunmen’s teachings, provides pioneering translations of his numerous talks and dialogues, and includes a brief history of Chinese Zen, a biography of the master, and a wealth of resource materials.
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Zen Master Yunmen: His Life and Essential Sayings

Zen Master Yunmen: His Life and Essential Sayings

by Urs App
Zen Master Yunmen: His Life and Essential Sayings

Zen Master Yunmen: His Life and Essential Sayings

by Urs App

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A modern Zen classic--reissued with new material: An introduction to the great tenth-century Chinese master, with translations of his key works.

Yunmen Wenyan (c. 864–949) was a master of the Chinese Zen (Chan) tradition and one of the most influential teachers in its history, showing up in many famous koans—in one of which he’s credited with the famous line, “Every day is a good day.” His teachings are said to permeate heaven and earth, to address immediately and totally the state and conditions of his audience, and to cut off even the slightest trace of duality. In this classic study of Master Yunmen, historian and Buddhist scholar Urs App clearly elucidates the encompassing and penetrating nature of Yunmen’s teachings, provides pioneering translations of his numerous talks and dialogues, and includes a brief history of Chinese Zen, a biography of the master, and a wealth of resource materials.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780834841130
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication date: 07/03/2018
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 320
File size: 7 MB

About the Author

Urs App, PhD, is a Swiss scholar of Buddhism and of the history of religions and ideas, specializing in Zen. He was, for many years, professor of Buddhism at Hanazono University in Kyoto and Associate Director of the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism. He has since devoted himself to writing books and producing documentaries while engaging in research at various academic institutions in Asia and Europe.

Table of Contents

Preface

Journey Co Mount Yunmen xi

Note about Text and Translation xix

Introduction

A Brief History of Chan 3

The Life of Master Yunmen 17

The Teaching of Master Yunmen 33

Talks and Dialogues

Corresponding to the Occasion (No. 1-144) 85

Essential Sayings from the Master's Room (No. 145-221) 177

Statements with Answers in Place of the Audience (No. 222.-263) 229

Critical Examinations (No. 264-277) 251

Pilgrimage Record (No. 278-285) 261

Materials

Major Sources 271

The History of the Record of Yunmen 275

Overview of the Contents of the Record of Yunmen 283

Yunmen-Related Koans 287

Selective Bibliography 291

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