Gǔlín Rú chánshī yǔlù 古林如禪師語錄

Recorded Sayings of Chán Master Gǔ-lín Rú by 機如 (說), 全威 (等記錄)

About the work

Four-juan yǔlù of Gǔlín Jīrú 機如 古林機如, Línjì-Yángqí Hǔ-qiū-school dharma-heir of Zhúān Zhēnyǎn 真衍 竹庵真衍 in the Jīnmíng-Jièlǎo line. Recorded by fǎsì Quánwēi 全威 děng jìlù. Printed as Jiāxīng Canon J36 B346. Lifedates not preserved.

Abstract

Authorship. Per the 機如 note: dharma-heir of Zhēnyǎn at the Sūzhōu Zhúān seat, with own subsequent abbacy at the Gǔlín 古林 site (whence the title-form 古林如).

Dating. notBefore = c. 1670 (post-master-decease succession; Jīrú compiled KR6q0490 for Zhēnyǎn). notAfter = c. 1690 as a conservative bound.

Lineage. Hǔqiū → Wúzhǔn → Duànqiáo Lún → Pǔmíng-Yòng → Jīnmíng-Jièlǎo → Zhúān-Zhēnyǎn → Gǔlín-Jīrú (32nd-generation Línjì in the Hǔ-qiū-school sub-line).

Tiyao

Not applicable — Jiā-xīng-canon imprint (J36 B346).

Translations and research

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  • See KR6q0490 for his master Zhēn-yǎn’s yǔ-lù.