Tranlated by Taigen Daniel Leighton and Yi Wu Hongzhi -- the twelfth-century Chinese Zen master who was predecessor of the famous philosopher Dogen -- is celebrated in Zen literature as one of its most artistically graceful stylists. He was the first to articulate silent illumination, the nondual objectless meditation commonly known to modern Zen students as "just sitting." Previously available in English only in scattered fragments, Hongzhi's influential teaching is here presented comprehensively, not as a historical artifact, but as a timeless and inspiring guide to spiritual awareness in the contemporary world. Taigen Daniel Leighton provides an informative introduction that traces Hongzhi's life, important facets of his teaching, and his place in the Zen tradition.
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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
