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'''Yuanwu Keqin''' ({{zh|c=圓悟克勤|w=Yuan-wu K'e-ch'in|p=Yuánwù Kèqín}}; [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: Engo Kokugon) (1063–1135) was a [[Han Chinese]] [[Chan Buddhism|Chan monk]] who compiled the ''[[Blue Cliff Record]]''.{{sfn|Cleary|1994}}
'''Yuanwu Keqin''' ({{zh|c=圓悟克勤|w=Yuan-wu K'e-ch'in|p=Yuánwù Kèqín}}; [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: Engo Kokugon) (1063–1135) was a [[Han Chinese]] [[Chan Buddhism|Chan monk]] who compiled the ''[[Blue Cliff Record]]''.{{sfn|Cleary|Cleary|1994}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
Yuanwu Keqin was born into the Le family of [[Pengzhou]], [[Sichuan]], in 1063. His family was well educated in [[Confucianism]], a sign of acquaintance with the Chinese civil service.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=73}} Nevertheless, Yuanwu Keqin choose a Buddhist career and entered Miaoji Monastery ({{zh|t=妙濟禪院|p=Miàojì Chányuàn}}. He ended his formal studies under Wuzu Fayan (1047-1104) when he was in his forties.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=73}} Yuanwu Keqin was closely involved in the literati circles.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=74}}
Yuanwu Keqin was born into the Le family of [[Pengzhou]], [[Sichuan]], in 1063. His family was well educated in [[Confucianism]], a sign of acquaintance with the Chinese civil service.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=73}} Nevertheless, Yuanwu Keqin choose a [[Pabbajjā|Buddhist monastic path]] and entered Miaoji Monastery ({{zh|t=妙寂禪院|p=Miàojì Chányuàn}},a [[Buddhist monastery]] in Pengzhou. He ended his formal studies under Wuzu Fayan (1047-1104) when he was in his forties.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=73}} Yuanwu Keqin was closely involved in the literati circles.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=74}}


==''Blue Cliff Record''==
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Yuanwu Keqin belonged to the [[Linji school]]. He was the teacher of [[Dahui Zonggao]], who introduced the [[Hua Tou]] practice.{{sfn|Schlütter|2008}}
Yuanwu Keqin belonged to the [[Linji school]]. He was the teacher of [[Dahui Zonggao]], who introduced the [[Hua Tou]] practice.{{sfn|Schlütter|2008}}


Starting from the year 1112 on, Yuan-wu started to lecture on the ''One Hundred Old Cases and Verses [to the Cases]''{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=72}} compiled by Xuedou Zhongxian (980–1052). These lectures resulted in the ''[[Blue Cliff Record]]''.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=76}}{{sfn|Cleary|1994}}
Starting from the year 1112 on, Yuan-wu started to lecture on the ''One Hundred Old Cases and Verses [to the Cases]''{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=72}} compiled by Xuedou Zhongxian (980–1052). These lectures resulted in the ''[[Blue Cliff Record]]''.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=76}}{{sfn|Cleary|Cleary|1994}}


The ''Blue Cliff Record'' gives clear instructions about the correct approach to [[kōan]]. Yuanwu went as far as to annotate the poems line by line{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=77}} to make clear the correct reading of Xuedou's appended verses,{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=76}} which are complex, because of the rich use of symbolism and the allusions to Chinese secular literature and to Chan history.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=77}}
The ''Blue Cliff Record'' gives clear instructions about the correct approach to [[kōan]]. Yuanwu went as far as to annotate the poems line by line{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=77}} to make clear the correct reading of Xuedou's appended verses,{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=76}} which are complex, because of the rich use of symbolism and the allusions to Chinese secular literature and to Chan history.{{sfn|Hsieh|1994|p=77}}
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* {{Citation | last1 =Cleary | first1 =J. C. | last2 =Cleary | first2 =Thomas | year =1994 | title =Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu | publisher = Shambhala Publications}}
* {{Citation | last1 =Cleary | first1 =J. C. | last2 =Cleary | first2 =Thomas | year =1994 | title =Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu | publisher = Shambhala Publications}}
* {{Citation | last =Hsieh | first =Ding-Hwa Evely | year =1994 | title = Yuan-wu K'o-ch'in's (1063-1135) Teaching of Ch'an Kung-an Practice: A Transition from the Literary Study of Ch'an Kung-an to the Practical K'an-hua Ch'an | journal =Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. Volume 17, Number 1, Summer 1994}}
* {{Citation | last =Hsieh | first =Ding-Hwa Evely | year =1994 | title = Yuan-wu K'o-ch'in's (1063-1135) Teaching of Ch'an Kung-an Practice: A Transition from the Literary Study of Ch'an Kung-an to the Practical K'an-hua Ch'an | journal =Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies |volume=17 |issue=1 |date=Summer 1994}}
* {{Citation | last =Schlütter | first =Morten | year =2008 | title =How Zen became Zen. The Dispute over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-Dynasty China | place =Honolulu | publisher =University of Hawai'i Press | isbn =978-0-8248-3508-8}}
* {{Citation | last =Schlütter | first =Morten | year =2008 | title =How Zen became Zen. The Dispute over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-Dynasty China | place =Honolulu | publisher =University of Hawai'i Press | isbn =978-0-8248-3508-8}}


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==External links==
==External links==
* ''[http://www.dailyzen.com/zen/zen_reading0502.asp Hidden Treasure]''
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Yuanwu Keqin (Chinese: 圓悟克勤; pinyin: Yuánwù Kèqín; Wade–Giles: Yuan-wu K'e-ch'in; Japanese: Engo Kokugon) (1063–1135) was a Han Chinese Chan monk who compiled the Blue Cliff Record.[1]

Biography

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Yuanwu Keqin was born into the Le family of Pengzhou, Sichuan, in 1063. His family was well educated in Confucianism, a sign of acquaintance with the Chinese civil service.[2] Nevertheless, Yuanwu Keqin choose a Buddhist monastic path and entered Miaoji Monastery (Chinese: 妙寂禪院; pinyin: Miàojì Chányuàn,a Buddhist monastery in Pengzhou. He ended his formal studies under Wuzu Fayan (1047-1104) when he was in his forties.[2] Yuanwu Keqin was closely involved in the literati circles.[3]

Blue Cliff Record

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Main article: Blue Cliff Record

Yuanwu Keqin belonged to the Linji school. He was the teacher of Dahui Zonggao, who introduced the Hua Tou practice.[4]

Starting from the year 1112 on, Yuan-wu started to lecture on the One Hundred Old Cases and Verses [to the Cases][5] compiled by Xuedou Zhongxian (980–1052). These lectures resulted in the Blue Cliff Record.[6][1]

The Blue Cliff Record gives clear instructions about the correct approach to kōan. Yuanwu went as far as to annotate the poems line by line[7] to make clear the correct reading of Xuedou's appended verses,[6] which are complex, because of the rich use of symbolism and the allusions to Chinese secular literature and to Chan history.[7]

According to the Chán-tradition, the Blue Cliff Record gained such a popularity, that Dahui Zonggao burned all the copies he could lay hands on, and the wooden printing blocks.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cleary & Cleary 1994.
  2. ^ a b Hsieh 1994, p. 73.
  3. ^ Hsieh 1994, p. 74.
  4. ^ a b Schlütter 2008.
  5. ^ Hsieh 1994, p. 72.
  6. ^ a b Hsieh 1994, p. 76.
  7. ^ a b Hsieh 1994, p. 77.

Sources

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  • Cleary, J. C.; Cleary, Thomas (1994), Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu, Shambhala Publications
  • Hsieh, Ding-Hwa Evely (Summer 1994), "Yuan-wu K'o-ch'in's (1063-1135) Teaching of Ch'an Kung-an Practice: A Transition from the Literary Study of Ch'an Kung-an to the Practical K'an-hua Ch'an", Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, 17 (1){{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  • Schlütter, Morten (2008), How Zen became Zen. The Dispute over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-Dynasty China, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, ISBN 978-0-8248-3508-8

Further reading

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  • Cleary, Thomas & Cleary, J.C. (1977) The Blue Cliff Record, Shambhala Publications, ISBN 978-0-87773-622-6
  • Cleary, J. C.; Cleary, Thomas (1994), Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu, Shambhala Publications, ISBN 978-1570627033
  • Cleary, Thomas (2000) Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record: Zen comments by Hakuin and Tenkei, Shambhala ISBN 1-57062-738-X
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