"Chan and Zen Buddhism"
Compiled by Dr. Ron Epstein
Philosophy Department
San Francisco State University
Please send suggestions for improvement, possible
additions, corrections,
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Reference
Selected
Readings in Zen Buddhism
Zen Book News
and Bibliographies
Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library
Center for Buddhist Studies (Taiwan)
"REFERENCE
WORKS FOR CHAN RESEARCH: A Selective Annotated Survey" by Urs APP
"English
Publications on Zen 1977-92" by Urs App
"Zen
Ancestors in China" a chart by Andy Ferguson
"Chan/Zen
Studies in English: the State of the Field" by Bernard Faure
"Selected
Bibliography on Chan/Zen" by Bernard Faure
Sutras
Vimalakirtinirdesa-Sutra
"A
Direct Explanation of the Praj~naa-paaramitaa Heart Sutra" by Shrama.na
[Han-shan] De-ching
From "The Diamond Sutra: The Resolution of Doubts" By Shramana Han-shan
De-ching
Writings of the Chan Patriarchs
"Nagarjuna Bodhisattva on the Perfection
of Dhyana Meditation"
"THE
ZEN TEACHINGS OF BODHIDHARMA" translated by Red Pine
"The
'Hsin-Ming' Attributed to Niu-T'ou Fa-Jung" by Henrik H. Sorensen
"Treatise
on the Supreme Vehicle" by [Chan Master] Hung Yen
The
Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra and
Commentary by Chan Master Hsuan Hua (.pdf files)
The Platform (or Altar) Sutra
of Hui Neng (The Sixth Patriarch)
"Song
of Enlightenment" with Commentary by Chan Master Hsuan Hua
"The
Dharma Essentials for Cultivating Stopping and Contemplation and Sitting in
Dhyana" by Shrama.na Chih-i
"The Zen Teachings of Mazu" Translated by Thomas Cleary
"The
Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening" by [Chan Master] Hui Hai
"The
Dharma of Mind Transmission: Zen Teachings of Huang-po"
"The Zen
Teachings of Master Lin-Chi" translated by Burton Watson
"Zen
Teachings of Hongzhi Zhenjue"
Chan Master Shitou
and His Disciples
"Sermons
by Chinese Zen Master Fo-yen Ching-yuan"
"Practice
and Attain Sudden Enlightenment" by Master Ch'an Yuan
"The
Ten Oxherding Pictures" by Chan Master Kuoan
"Models
for Sitting Meditation" by Chan Master Cijao of ChangLu
"The
Autobiography and Maxims of Master Han Shan" Translated by Upasaka Richard
Cheung
"Essentials of Practice and Enlightenment for Beginners"By Master
Hanshan Deqing [1546-1623]
"Instructions
in the Critical Essentials of Cultivating Dhyana Meditation" by Dhyana
Master Han-shan
"Maxims
of Master Han Shan"
"Master Hsu Yun Brief
Biography" By Upasaka Lu K'uan Yu (Charles Luk)
"Prerequisites
of the Ch'an Training" by Chan Master Xuyun
"Master
Hsu Yun's Teachings" Edited, Translated and Explained by Lu Kuan Yu [Charles
Luk]
"The
Essentials of Ch'an Practice" by [Chan] Master Xuyun
"Master
Hsu Yun's Discourse and Dharma Words" Translated by Lu Kuan Yu[Charles
Luk]
Daily
Lectures at Two Ch'an Weeks" by Chan Master Xuyun
"Chan:
the Essence of All Buddhas" by
Chan Master Hsuan Hua
"Smashing
Empty Space to Reveal the Mind Ground" by Chan Master Hsuan Hua
"Four
Dhyanas" by Chan Master Hsuan Hua
"Chan Meditation Involves Practicing the Six Paramitas" by Chan Master
Hsuan Hua
"What
is a 'Person of the Way Who Is Without Thoughts'?" by Chan Master Hsuan
Hua
"The
Meditation Hall is the Way-Place Where Buddhas Are Selected" by Chan Master
Hsuan Hua
"To
Investigate Chan, We Must Look Within Ourselves" by Chan Master Hsuan Hua
"The State
of Chan Meditation" by Chan Master Hsuan Hua
Articles
"T'an
Ching (Platform Scripture)" by Carl Bielefeldt and Lewis Lancaster
"Chinese
Bhiksunis in the Ch'an Tradition" by Heng-Ching Shih
"The
Venerable Master Hsuan Hua Brings the Dharma to the West" by Ron Epstein
"Coming Down from
the Zen Clouds: A Critique of the Current State of American Zen"
by Stuart Lachs
"Is Zen Buddhism?"
by David Loy
"Zen Holy War?"
A book review by Josh Baran
Other Links of Interest
Dharma
Realm Buddhist Association
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
Chinese
Buddhism
Teachings
of Chan Patriarch Hsuan Hua