Among Caoxi Huineng's disciples, Shenhui is the most influential and controversial figure. His anti-Northern campaign was one of the most significant events in Chan history during the Tang. The discovery of Shenhui's Recorded Sayings, originally titled Nanyang Heshang Miscellaneous Dialogues (Nangyang Heshang Wen Da Zha Zheng Yi) records his dialogues with many Buddhist practitioners of the Tang regarding Buddhist concepts at and teachings.
Because these questioners' backgrounds cover the whole range of Buddhist communities,their questions become a valuable source in studying Buddhist concepts at that time. This paper mainly analyzes seven issues, which were proposed by many Buddhist practitioners, and studies shenhui's replies, which convey his thoughts and meditative experience under Huineng.
