CH'AN & ZEN TEACHING 1st, 2nd & 3rd Series.
Sept 18, 2004 19:15:50 GMT 1
Post by Shi Da Dao on Sept 18, 2004 19:15:50 GMT 1
The following is taken from my Amazon.co.uk review of this book:
A priceless compendiun of Buddhist wisdom and Ch'an guidance. Charles Luk (1898-1978), also known by his lay-Buddhist of Upasaka Lu Kuan Yu, was a student of the great Ch'an master Xu Yun (1840-1959). Xu Yun lived into his 120th year and dedicated his life to the preserving of the Ch'an doctrine inparticular, and Chinese Buddhism in general. Xu Yun inherited all five schools of Ch'an and instructed his disciple - Charles Luk - to translate important Chinese Buddhist Ch'an texts into English. so that Western Dharma students might benefit as a result. Luk's understanding of Buddhism, coupled with his personal experience and attainment make this presentation a joy to encounter. Luk's English language skills are excellent and he is able, as a consequence, to render often obscure Chinese Buddhist terms to exact English equivalents, thus preserving an exact meaning and nuance in all he translates. Ch'an and Zen Teaching appeared in three volumes. The First Series - is divided into five parts:
Part I. Master Hsu Yun's Discourses and Dharma Words.
Part II. Stories of the Six Ch'an Masters.
Part III. The Diamond Cutter of Doubts (Diamond Sutra).
Part IV. A Straight Talk on the Heart Sutra by Ch'an Master Han Shan.
This, like all of Luk's books, is designed to be used as a guide in personal, spiritual training. None other than Carl Jung was reading this very book whilst on his death bed. The Rider (paperback) edition dated 1987 carries an extract from an unpublished letter dated September the 12th, 1961 - from Jung's secretary Dr Marie-Louis von Franz to Charles Luk. In it, Von Franz said that:
'He (Jung) was enthusiastic...When he read what Hsu Yun said, he sometimes felt as if he himself could have said exactly this! It was just it!'
This book serves as an excellent grounding in traditional Chinese Ch'an Buddhism.
Ch'an And Zen Teaching Second Series has two Parts:
Part 1. The Forty Transmission Gathas.
Part II. The Stories of the Founders of the Five Ch'an Sects.
And carries the following dedication:
'To the memory of my late master, the Venerable Hsu Yun, the right Dharma eye of this generation, who passed away on 13 October 1959 on Yen Ch'u mountain, Kiangsu, China, in his 120th year at the Dharma age of 101.'
Ch'an and Zen teaching Third Series contains three parts:
Part 1. The Alter Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch.
Part II. Yung Chia's Song of Enlightenment.
Part III. The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment.
Each of the three volumes contain lavish and extensive footnotes that explain and clarify technical terms and meditative experiences.
A priceless compendiun of Buddhist wisdom and Ch'an guidance. Charles Luk (1898-1978), also known by his lay-Buddhist of Upasaka Lu Kuan Yu, was a student of the great Ch'an master Xu Yun (1840-1959). Xu Yun lived into his 120th year and dedicated his life to the preserving of the Ch'an doctrine inparticular, and Chinese Buddhism in general. Xu Yun inherited all five schools of Ch'an and instructed his disciple - Charles Luk - to translate important Chinese Buddhist Ch'an texts into English. so that Western Dharma students might benefit as a result. Luk's understanding of Buddhism, coupled with his personal experience and attainment make this presentation a joy to encounter. Luk's English language skills are excellent and he is able, as a consequence, to render often obscure Chinese Buddhist terms to exact English equivalents, thus preserving an exact meaning and nuance in all he translates. Ch'an and Zen Teaching appeared in three volumes. The First Series - is divided into five parts:
Part I. Master Hsu Yun's Discourses and Dharma Words.
Part II. Stories of the Six Ch'an Masters.
Part III. The Diamond Cutter of Doubts (Diamond Sutra).
Part IV. A Straight Talk on the Heart Sutra by Ch'an Master Han Shan.
This, like all of Luk's books, is designed to be used as a guide in personal, spiritual training. None other than Carl Jung was reading this very book whilst on his death bed. The Rider (paperback) edition dated 1987 carries an extract from an unpublished letter dated September the 12th, 1961 - from Jung's secretary Dr Marie-Louis von Franz to Charles Luk. In it, Von Franz said that:
'He (Jung) was enthusiastic...When he read what Hsu Yun said, he sometimes felt as if he himself could have said exactly this! It was just it!'
This book serves as an excellent grounding in traditional Chinese Ch'an Buddhism.
Ch'an And Zen Teaching Second Series has two Parts:
Part 1. The Forty Transmission Gathas.
Part II. The Stories of the Founders of the Five Ch'an Sects.
And carries the following dedication:
'To the memory of my late master, the Venerable Hsu Yun, the right Dharma eye of this generation, who passed away on 13 October 1959 on Yen Ch'u mountain, Kiangsu, China, in his 120th year at the Dharma age of 101.'
Ch'an and Zen teaching Third Series contains three parts:
Part 1. The Alter Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch.
Part II. Yung Chia's Song of Enlightenment.
Part III. The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment.
Each of the three volumes contain lavish and extensive footnotes that explain and clarify technical terms and meditative experiences.