INTRODUCTION Hongzhi's Life The Soto Context Is Silent Illumination Quietistic? Hongzhi's Relation to Dogen The Empty Field of Buddha Nature PRACTICE INSTRUCTIONS RELIGIOUS VERSES Poem to Manjushri Bodhisattva Poem to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva Poem to Universal Vision Bodhisattva Poem to Maitreya Bodhisattva Poem to Pure Wisdom Bodhisattva Poem to Majestic Virtue and Ease Bodhisattva Poem to Sound Discemment Bodhisattva Poem to Universal Enlightenment Bodhisattva Poem to Complete Enlightenment Bodhisattva The Acupuncture Needle of Zazen The Five Ranks The Four Guests and Hosts The Truth Body The Response Body The Body Emerging from Within the Gate The Gate Emerging from Within the Body Memorial in Homage to the Third Ancestor, Chan Master Zhijian Memorial in Homage to the Fourth Ancestor, Chan Master Dayi Memorial in Homage to the Fifth Ancestor, Chan Master Daman Memorial in Homage to Chan Master Touzi Qing in Praise of Master Furong, True Ancestor Guidepost of Silent Illumination Guidepost for the Hall of Pure Bliss