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Compilation of Zen Buddhist koans
The Gateless Barrier (Mandarin: 無門關 Wúménguān; Japanese: 無門関 Mumonkan), sometimes translated as The Gateless Gate, is a collection of 48 Chan koans compiled
The_Gateless_Barrier
Short instructive text in some Buddhist practices
1183–1260). The title may be more accurately rendered as Gateless Barrier or Gateless Checkpoint. Five kōan in the collection derive from the sayings and
Koan
Term meaning 'not', 'without', or 'lack'
Muller. Baroni, p. 228. Aitken, Robert, ed. and trans. (1991). The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-men Kuan (Mumonkan). San Francisco: North Point Press. ISBN 978-0-86547-442-0
Mu_(negative)
Chan/Zen Buddhist text
nature of The Gateless Barrier. The Gateless Gate is normally studied before Blue Cliff Record because it is a shorter, simpler text, but all the cases in
Blue_Cliff_Record
Japanese Buddhist term for awakening
the Song dynasty, dealing with Buddhist teachings. The Rinzai school utilizes classic collections of koans such as The Gateless Barrier. The Gateless
Satori
Stick used to clean self after defecating
piece of dry fecal matter. pessoi Toilets in Japan Xylospongium The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan). Translated by Aitken, Robert. Macmillan
Shit_stick
Influential kōan story in the Zen tradition
early as 1036, when it appeared in the Chinese biographical history T'ien-sheng kuang-teng lu. It was also in The Gateless Gate (Mandarin: 無門關 Wúménguān;
Wild_fox_koan
Story of the origin of Zen Buddhism
appears as Case 6 in the Zen koan collection, The Gateless Barrier (Wúménguān; Jap. Mumonkan). In the story, the Buddha gives a wordless sermon to his disciples
Flower_Sermon
Jin-dynasty book of koans
with The Gateless Barrier, the Book of Equanimity is considered one of the two primary compilations of Zen dialogue. Shohaku Okumura has called the collection
Book_of_Equanimity
Chinese Zen master
He is most famous for having compiled and commentated the 48-koan collection The Gateless Barrier (Mandarin: 無門關 Wúménguān; Japanese: 無門関 Mumonkan). Wumen
Wumen_Huikai
1957 publication by Paul Reps
accurately translated as The Gateless Barrier, is a collection of 48 Chan (Zen) koans compiled in the early 13th century by the Chinese Zen master Wumen
Zen_Flesh,_Zen_Bones
American musician and monk
Yen and the Creation of the Dharma Drum Lineage of Chan, Routledge, 2022. ISBN 9781032048444 Yu, Jimmy, (editor) Readings of the Gateless Barrier, Columbia
Jimmy_Yu
Semi-legendary founder of Zen Buddhism
In The Gateless Gate by Wumen Huikai: A monk asked Zhaozhou, "What is the meaning of the ancestral teacher's (i.e., Bodhidharma's) coming from the west
Bodhidharma
Meditation-based school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
as the Gateless Barrier, the Book of Equanimity and the Blue Cliff Record. Meditation manuals like the Zuochan Yi and the Fukanzazengi . The history
Zen
East Asian Buddhist philosophical concept
within the Huayan and Tiantai schools. It describes a kind of holism that sees every individual phenomenon (Sanskrit: dharma, Chinese: 事 shi) in the universe
Perfect_Interpenetration
Japanese Zen Buddhist master (1686–1769)
welcome in yet one more year And I owe it all – everything – to the Sound of One Hand barrier. Written over a large calligraphic character 死 shi, meaning
Hakuin_Ekaku
Seeing one's "true nature" as inherently empty of a personal self
monk Wumen (無門) (1183–1260). The title may be more accurately rendered as Gateless Barrier or Gateless Checkpoint. The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 碧巖錄
Kenshō
1919 compilation of Zen koans
Cliff Record The Gateless Barrier Book of Equanimity "Koan Studies". thezensite. Retrieved April 24, 2013. Ross, Nancy Wilson (1960). The World of Zen: An
101_Zen_Stories
Buddhist philosophical concept
influential koan called the mu-koan (from The Gateless Barrier, a 13th century koan collection) which asks "does a dog have Buddha nature?" The enigmatic response
Buddha-nature
Spiritual teacher-disciple lineage in Zen-Buddhism
nature: The matter of learning from a teacher is most essential. People of old who arrived at the source of seeing nature, passed through many barriers clearly
Dharma_transmission
Vietnamese version of Chan Buddhism
IPA: [tʰîən təwŋm]) is the name for the Vietnamese school of Zen Buddhism. Thiền is the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of the Middle Chinese word 禪 (chán)
Thiền
Chinese Chan Buddhist master
and five in The Gateless Gate: A monk asked Yunmen, "What is Buddha?" Yunmen said, "Dried shitstick." (From case no. 21, The Gateless Gate) Eighteen
Yunmen_Wenyan
Meditative discipline in Zen Buddhism
Zazen is a meditative discipline that is typically the primary practice of the Zen Buddhist tradition. The generalized Japanese term for meditation is meisō
Zazen
Japanese Zen scholar (1870–1966)
of the Chan texts the Biyan Lu (Blue Cliff Record) and the Wumenguan (Mumonkan/Gateless Passage), which record the teaching styles and words of the classical
D._T._Suzuki
School of Zen in Japanese Buddhism
Sōtō Zen or the Sōtō school (曹洞宗, Sōtō-shū) is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai and Ōbaku)
Sōtō
Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
(1125) of Yuanwu, The Gateless Gate (1228) of Wumen, both of the Linji lineage, and the Book of Equanimity (1223) by Wansong Xingxiu of the Caodong lineage
Chan_Buddhism
Chan and Zen Buddhist biographies
The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp (traditional Chinese: 景德傳燈錄; simplified Chinese: 景德传灯录; pinyin: Jǐngdé Chuándēnglù; Wade–Giles: Ching-te
The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp
The_Jingde_Record_of_the_Transmission_of_the_Lamp
Popular sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
The Heart Sūtra is a popular sūtra in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Sanskrit, the title Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya translates as "The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom"
Heart_Sutra
Japanese Zen priest
students goes through the Gateless Gate (Mumonkan), the Blue Cliff Record, the Book of Equanimity, the Record of Transmitting the Light, the Five Ranks and finally
Hakuun_Yasutani
Zen Buddhist traditions of Japan
by the Hakuin lineage. Traditional classifications include cases concerning the Dharma body, dynamic activity, verbal expression, difficult barriers and
Japanese_Zen
Literature as part of zen teaching
monk Wumen (無門) (1183–1260). The title may be more accurately rendered as Gateless Barrier or Gateless Checkpoint). The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 碧巖錄
Zen_scriptures
Concept in Zen Buddhism
(2008), The Platform Sutra: The Zen Teaching of Hui-neng, Counterpoint Press Shimomissé, Eiichi (1998), THE GATELESS GATE, archived from the original
Original_face
Poem describing the stages of realization in Zen Buddhism
(translator), Katsuki (1996), Two Zen Classics. Mumonkan, The Gateless Gate. Hekiganroku, The Blue Cliff Records. Translated with commentaries by Katsuki
Five_Ranks
Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)
teacher, who founded the Plum Village Tradition, historically recognized as the main inspiration for engaged Buddhism. Known as the "father of mindfulness"
Thích_Nhất_Hạnh
Zen was introduced in the United States at the end of the 19th century by Japanese teachers who went to America to serve groups of Japanese immigrants
Zen_in_the_United_States
Chinese Chan-master
Mumon Ekai) in explaining the title of his famous koan-collection, the Mumonkan ("Gateless barrier"), in explaining the title of this collection: Have
Xuefeng_Yicun
of the Gateless Gate, "Nanquan kills the cat": Once the monks of the eastern and western Zen halls were quarrelling about a cat. Nansen held up the cat
Nanquan_Puyuan
Happy Science religion founder (1956–2023)
hour-long lectures after dinner at home. The lectures included religious topics like the Bible and The Gateless Barrier, as well as secular topics like Kantian
Ryuho_Okawa
Zen Buddhist spiritual teacher
Zen master is a somewhat vague English term that arose in the first half of the 20th century, sometimes used to refer to an individual who teaches Zen
Zen_master
Chinese Chan Buddhist master and teacher
Mount Emei, the bodhimaṇḍa of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the Potala Palace, the seat of the Dalai Lama, and Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen
Xuyun
Korean school of Mahayana Buddhism
pronunciation: [sʌn]) is the Korean name for Chan Buddhism, a branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism commonly known in English as Zen Buddhism. Seon is the Sino-Korean pronunciation
Korean_Seon
Second Patriarch of Chan Buddhism (487–593 CE)
considered the Second Patriarch of Chan Buddhism and the twenty-ninth since Gautama Buddha. He was the successor to Bodhidharma. As with most of the early
Dazu_Huike
Chinese Chan Buddhist monk and writer
writer. He was one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji Yixuan in the Linji school (Japanese:
Sheng-yen
Japanese manga series by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima
Cub chronicles the story of Ogami Ittō, the shōgun's executioner who uses a dōtanuki battle sword. Disgraced by false accusations from the Yagyū clan, he
Lone_Wolf_and_Cub
Poems and drawings in the Zen tradition
to the rest of East Asia. Buddhaghosa, in his commentary on the Satipatthana Suttas, gives a simile of the taming of a wild calf. The calf is the wild
Ten_Bulls
Literary work
of the most referred to legends in all the writings of Zen. Among the famous koan collections, it appears as Case 6 in the Wumenguan (The Gateless Checkpoint)
Shōbōgenzō
Zen Buddhism concept of the beginner's mind
taught in the thirteenth century by Dōgen Zenji, the founder of the Sōtō Zen school of Buddhism. Shoshin is discussed in his collected works, the Shōbōgenzō
Shoshin
elaborate system of ranks and hierarchy, which determine one's position in the institution. Within this system, novices train to become a Zen priest, or
Zen_ranks_and_hierarchy
Founder of the Linji school of Chan Buddhism (died 866)
monk and teacher of the Hongzhou school of Chinese Chan (Zen). Linji was the leading figure of Chan Buddhism in the Tang era, and the Recorded Sayings of
Linji_Yixuan
Koan-like form of self-inquiry from the Zen-tradition
"Who is the master that sees and hears?" is a kōan-like form of self-inquiry practiced in the Zen tradition. It is best known from the 14th-century Japanese
Who is the master that sees and hears?
Who_is_the_master_that_sees_and_hears?
Japanese Buddhist monk who popularized Zen in the US
and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara
Shunryū_Suzuki
Japanese Buddhist monk
The Harada–Yasutani zen lineage founded by his disciple Hakuun Yasutani has become one of the major Zen traditions in the West. He is known as the "Great
Harada_Daiun_Sogaku
Japanese translation of a Chinese term for zazen
Shikantaza (只管打坐) is the practice of "just sitting." It is Dōgen's Japanese translation of the Chinese phrase zhǐguǎn dǎzuò (只管打坐 / 祇管打坐). The phrase was used
Shikantaza
Qing Dynasty Buddhist monk (1890–1947)
Nanking to join the Sutra Carving Society established there by the lay Buddhist Yang Renshan.[citation needed] As a result of being exposed to the political
Taixu
Sudden awakening to Enlightenment
described the Five Ranks of enlightenment. Other example of depiction of stages on the path are the Ten Bulls, which detail the steps on the Path, The Three
Sudden_awakening
Chinese poem of Chan Buddhism (6th century)
one of the earliest Chinese Chan expressions of the Buddhist mind training practice. It is located in section T2010 of the Taisho Tripitaka. The poem expresses
Xinxin_Ming
East Asian honorific
The term "先生", read sensei in Japanese, xiansheng in Chinese, seonsaeng in Korean, and tiên sinh in Vietnamese, is an honorific used in the Sinosphere
Sensei
Korean Seon buddhist monk (1912–1993)
from the 1950s to 1990s. Seongcheol was widely recognized in Korea as having been a living Buddha, due to his extremely ascetic lifestyle, the duration
Seongcheol
School of Buddhism
The Plum Village Tradition is a school of Buddhism named after the Plum Village Monastery in France, the first monastic practice center founded by Thích
Plum_Village_Tradition
System of organizing Chan/Zen Buddhist temples in China and Japan
the Five Mountains system was first established during the Jiading period (1208–1224) of the Southern Song by Emperor Ningzong at the request of the official
Five_Mountain_System
School of Chinese Buddhism
The Heze School (traditional Chinese: 菏澤宗; simplified Chinese: 菏泽宗; pinyin: Hézézōng, Ho-tse), also called the Southern school, was a short-lived school
Heze_School
Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher
Zen traditions, including the Blue Cliff Record, The Gateless Gate, Transmission of the Lamp, and the Book of Equanimity. According to author and Dharma
Taizan_Maezumi
Japanese philosopher (1819–1892)
professor at the University of Tokyo during the Bakumatsu and Meiji era. He was a forerunner of the modernization of Japanese Buddhism and the first (in
Hara_Tanzan
Buddhist text
The Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices (Chinese: 二入四行; Pinyin: èrrú sìxíng; Wade–Giles: Erh-ju ssu-hsing; Japanese: Ninyū shigyō ron) is
Two Entrances and Four Practices
Two_Entrances_and_Four_Practices
Chinese Buddhist Chan master (709–788)
intense scrutiny, being recognized as the "foremost of Zen texts" by the Rinzai Zen school. Koans from the Gateless Gate text are presented, with Mazu (under
Mazu_Daoyi
Buddhist temple in Vietnam
temple outside the resort town of Đà Lạt, in Vietnam. The temple is located outside the centre of Da Lat. From the district of Hòa Bình in the city centre
Trúc_Lâm_Monastery_of_Da_Lat
Japanese Zen-Buddhist teacher and landscape architect
descendant of Emperor Uda. At the age of four he lost his mother and was therefore put in the temple of Hirashioyama under the guidance of priest Kūa. He
Musō_Soseki
School of Chan Buddhism
The Guiyang school (Chinese: 潙仰宗; pinyin: Guīyǎng Zōng, also read Weiyang School) is one of the schools of Chan Buddhism. The Guiyang school was the first
Guiyang_school
Sōtō priest, origami master, and abbot
which the best known in the Western World are Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice and How to Cook Your Life: From the Zen
Kōshō_Uchiyama
Japanese Buddhist monk
the best known being the dictum, 'The mind itself is the Buddha.' Eisai gives the following report of the Daruma-shū in the Seijin ketsugiron, the third
Nōnin
American Zen teacher and author (1917–2011)
teacher and the author of the books Everyday Zen: Love and Work and Nothing Special: Living Zen. Born in New Jersey, Beck studied music at the Oberlin Conservatory
Joko_Beck
German psychologist and philosopher (1896–1988)
served on the front lines for 46 months and fought in France, Serbia, Slovenia, Italy and Romania. He saw action at the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of
Karlfried_Graf_Dürckheim
English novelist (1852–1931)
The Wages of Sin (1891) The Carissima: A Modern Grotesque (1896) The Gateless Barrier (1900) The History of Sir Richard Calmady (1901), based on the life
Lucas_Malet
Japanese Zen master (1907–1989)
their output for Japan's war efforts. According to the foreword in the book The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans, In Manchuria at age thirty-eight
Yamada_Koun
include the I Ching, Tao Te Ching, Zhuangzi, The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, The Art of War, The Gateless Barrier, The Literary Mind and the Carving
Oldřich_Král
South Korean Zen buddhist (born 1936)
ISBN 978-89-86214-48-2 無問關 The Gateless Gate ISBN 978-89-86214-05-5 碧巖錄 The Blue Cliff Record ISBN 978-89-86214-06-2 信心銘 The Gateway to Faithful Mind by
Daewon
School of Japanese Zen Buddhism
schools. The school was founded in Japan by the Chinese monk Ingen Ryūki, who immigrated to Japan during the Manchu conquest of China in the 17th century
Ōbaku
Yun in 1992. The organization is associated with Fo Guang Shan, the largest Buddhist organization in Taiwan. In 2003, BLIA was granted the NGO association
Buddha's Light International Association
Buddha's_Light_International_Association
Narratives concerning Zen Buddhism
Classics. Mumonkan, the gateless gate. Hekiganroku, the blue cliff record, New York & Tokyo: Weatherhill Sharf, Robert H. (August 1993), "The Zen of Japanese
Zen_narratives
School of Japanese Zen Buddhism
The Rinzai school (Japanese: 臨済宗, romanized: Rinzai-shū, simplified Chinese: 临济宗; traditional Chinese: 臨濟宗; pinyin: Línjì zōng), named after Linji Yixuan
Rinzai_school
a fascicle of the Shōbōgenzō titled Daigo, the master Dōgen writes that when practitioners of Zen attain daigo they have risen above the discrimination
Daigo_(Zen)
Institutional and doctrinal divisions of Buddhism
The schools of Buddhism are the various institutional and doctrinal divisions of Buddhism, which are based on various differences, such as geography,
Schools_of_Buddhism
Chan Buddhist monk and intellect
closely involved in the literati circles. Yuanwu Keqin belonged to the Linji school. He was the teacher of Dahui Zonggao, who introduced the Hua Tou practice
Yuanwu_Keqin
Chinese Chan Buddhist monk
bringing Chinese Buddhism to the United States in the late 20th century. Hsuan Hua founded several institutions in the US. The Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
Hsuan_Hua
1237 Japanese essay on Soto Zen practice
to a kōan attributed to Dongshan Shouchu that appears in both the Gateless Gate and the Blue Cliff Record. In it, Dongshan is asked, "What is Buddha"
Tenzo_Kyōkun
The Léngqié Shīzī Jì (楞伽師資記) (Record of the Masters and Disciples of the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra) is a lineage history of Chan Buddhism, attributed to Jìngjué
Lengqie_shizi_ji
1997 book by Brian Daizen Victoria
1997. The second edition appeared in 2006. The book meticulously documents Zen Buddhism's support of Japanese militarism from the time of the Meiji Restoration
Zen_at_War
Japanese Rinzai Zen master, head abbot of Tōfuku-ji
Pictures, and Zen Comments on the Mumonkan / Gateless Barrier. Shibayama made annual visits to the United States in the late 1960s. In 1969 he was accompanied
Keido_Fukushima
Principal disciple of Gautama Buddha and leader at the First Council
as a meditative topic in the 1228 Chan text The Gateless Barrier (pinyin: Wumen Guan), in which the Buddha confirmed that the mind-to-mind transmission
Mahākāśyapa
Lines of transmission of Zen teachers
published at the end of the Tang. The idea of a patriarchal lineage in Chan dates back to the epitaph for Fărú (法如 638–689), a disciple of the 5th patriarch
Zen_lineage_charts
Japanese Rinzai Zen teacher (1907–2014)
Myoshin-ji, the head temple of one of the largest branches of Rinzai. Having been awarded the title of roshi in 1947, Kyozan Joshu Sasaki took the position
Kyozan_Joshu_Sasaki
Popular Sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism
in the canon. The text centers on the teachings and stories ascribed to the sixth Chan patriarch Huineng. It contains the well-known story of the contest
Platform_Sutra
School of Chan Buddhism named after Linji Yixuan
"Buddhism under the Nguyễn Lords". Studies in Vietnamese Buddhism. 3: 77–85. Nguyễn, Hiền Đức (1995). Lịch sử Thiền Phái Việt Nam – Thế Kỷ 18. NXB Thành
Linji_school
Chinese Chan Buddhist master
was a Chan Buddhist master who lived at the beginning of Yuan China. He adhered to the rigorous style of the Linji school and influenced Zen through several
Zhongfeng_Mingben
Order of Korean Buddhism
The Taego Order or Taego-jong is the second largest order in Korean Seon, the Korean branch of Chan Buddhism. Seonamsa is one of the head monasteries of
Taego_Order
Dutch writer (1931–2008)
– July 4, 2008) was the author of a number of works in English and Dutch. Van de Wetering was born and raised in Rotterdam, as the son of a rich businessman
Janwillem_van_de_Wetering
Chinese lay Buddhist teacher
considered by many to be the major force in the revival of Chinese Buddhism. While Nan was regarded by many in China as one of the most influential Chan
Nan_Huai-Chin
Zen teacher, political activist
ISBN 0-86547-158-4. The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-menkuan (Mumonkan); San Francisco: North Point Press (1990). ISBN 0-86547-442-7. The Dragon who Never Sleeps:
Robert_Baker_Aitken
Lay Zen school
Apology for What the Founder of the Sanbo Kyodan, Yasutani Haku'un Roshi, Said and Did During World War II Koun Yamada (2004) The Gateless Gate, Wisdom Publications
Sanbo_Kyodan
Buddhist temple at Jogyesan, South Korea
considered as the greatest among the trio of Three Jewels Temples representing “the Buddha, the dharma, and the sangha". The other two of the trio, Tongdosa
Songgwangsa
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