- Yuanwu Keqin
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name = Yuanwu Keqin
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birth_date = 1063
birth_place =China
death_date = 1135
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website =Yuanwu Keqin (圜悟克勤) (Wade-Giles: Yuan Wu K'e Ch'in; Japanese: Engo Kokugon) (1063 - 1135) was the Chinese Chan
Buddhist monk who wrote commentaries on the one-hundredkoan s (kung an) compiled by Xuedou Zhongxian (Wade-Giles:Hsueh Tou Chung Hsien; Japanese: Setcho Juken) (980-1052). The koans and commentaries together are known as "Blue Cliff Record " (Wade-Giles: Pi Yen Lu; Japanese: Hekiganroku).External links
* " [http://www.dailyzen.com/zen/zen_reading0502.asp Hidden Treasure] "
References
* J. C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary, "Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu". Shambhala Publications (1994).
Further reading
Cleary, Thomas & Cleary, J.C. (1977) The Blue Cliff Record, Shambhala Publications, ISBN 0-8773-622-7
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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