In recent decades, the study of Chan Buddhism has emerged from the haze of mythologically tinged orthodoxy. This study focuses on the yulu (Dialogue Record) formation process of two of Chan’s most important masters, Qingyuan Xingsi and Nanyue Huairang, linchpins for a flourishing Chan tradition allegedly descended from them. Viewed through four seminal texts – Zutang ji, Zongjing lu, Jingde chuandenglu and Tiansheng guangdenglu – Qingyuan Xingsi and Nanyue Huairang represent two very different cases in the development of Chan. While Xingsi remains a relatively obscure figure, Huairang emerges with a full-fledged Chan persona. The study emphasizes the role of textual compilations in shaping the Chan imaginaire of these two masters.
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Abstract 77 Keywords 77 1 Introduction 77 2 Qingyuan Xingsi 青原行思 and Nanyue Huairang 南嶽懷讓 86 3 Qingyuan Xingsi 青原行思 (660–740) 87 3.1 ZJL 98 Extract of Qingyuan Xingsi 87 3.2 ZTJ 3 Record of Qingyuan Xingsi 96 3.3 CDL 5 Record of Qingyuan Xingsi 100 3.4 GDL Lack of Record for Qingyuan Xingsi 110 4 Nanyue Huairang (677–744) 112 4.1 ZJL 98 Extract of Nanyue Huairang 112 4.2 ZTJ 3 Record of Nanyue Huairang 113 4.3 A Comparative Examination of the Episodes in Nanyue Huairang’s Life 119 5 Concluding Remarks 140 Bibliography 142
