The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben

After the death of his master Gaofeng Yuanmiao, Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323) left Gaofeng's mountain and lived in solitude. For many years, he resided in various small mountain hermitages (often called "Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitages") or houseboats. He drew students from all over East Asia: Yunnan, Turfan, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and elsewhere. The Recorded sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben provides an introduction, from the perspective of Chan/Zen Studies, to the teachings of this key figure of Yuan-dynasty Chan.

Jeffrey Broughton focuses on selected works in Zhongfeng's two Chan records, the enormous Extensive Record of Preceptor Tianmu Zhongfeng, and the much smaller ancillary Zhongfeng Record B. Included translations are Instructions to the Assembly
selected Dharma Talks
the miscellany Night Conversations in a Mountain Hermitage
the dharma talk entitled House Instructions for Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage
In Imitation of Hanshan's Poems (one-hundred poems)
Song of Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage
Cross-Legged Sitting Chan Admonitions (with Preface)
Ten Poems on Living on a Boat
and Ten Poems on Living in Town.