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, LínjìYángqí Hǔ-qiū-school dharma-heir of Zhúān Zhēnyǎn 真衍 竹庵真衍 in the JīnmíngJièlǎo 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 → PǔmíngYòng → JīnmíngJièlǎo → ZhúānZhēnyǎn → GǔlínJīrú (32nd-generation Línjì in the Hǔ-qiū-school sub-line).
Tiyao
Not applicable — Jiā-xīng-canon imprint (J36 B346).
Translations and research
- See KR6q0490 for his master Zhēn-yǎn’s yǔ-lù.