禪=Chan; 禪宗=Chan Buddhism; 禪宗起源=the very beginning of Chan; 禪師=master or teacher of Chan; 禪法=method of Chan; 中道=the mean between the two extremes; 說通=understanding by saying; 宗通=understanding by insight
The major topics of the paper are Chan, Chan Buddhism, the very beginning of Chan, method of Chan, master or teacher of Chan, the mean between the two extremes, understanding by saying, understanding by insight. The paper gives clear discourses and interpretations of many ideas according to many important documents, and presents the development and specialty in Chan Buddhism. The eight important masters of Chan Buddhism are Budhabhabadra, Tao-sheng, Guṇabhadra, Bodhidharma, Fu-da-shyh, Hue-kee, Hue-an, Hue-neng.
