Shànquán Wèi chánshī yǔlù 善權位禪師語錄

Recorded Sayings of Chán Master Shàn-quán Wèi by 達位 (說), 大悅 (等編)

Two-juan yǔlù of Shànquán Dáwèi 達位 善權達位 (1619-10-29 – 1684-10-01, age 67, sēnglà 45), LínjìYángqí dharma-heir of Yuèchuáng Chèliǎo 月幢徹了 (1614–1667). Native of Chǔběi 楚北 (Húběi), lay surname 瞿; took refuge in Guìzhōu during the dynastic chaos. Compiled by his fǎsì Tiānyī Dàyuè 大悅 děng biān.

Documents teaching at three Guìzhōu region abbacies: Tàipíng Wànshòusì 太平萬壽寺; Sōngkuīshān Pǔguāngsì 松巋普光寺 (the principal seat — gives him his sobriquet Sōngkuī Shànquán); Cíyún Pǔxiángsì 慈雲普祥寺. notBefore1660 (post-付法 abbacy onset); notAfter = 1684 (death). Printed as Jiāxīng Canon J39 B469.

Contents. Juan 1: prefaces; abbacy yǔlù (Sōngkuī, Tàipíng, Cíyún); xiǎocān; fǎyǔ. Juan 2: jīyuán; niāngǔ; sònggǔ; closing 塔銘, 行實, 分燈 (lineage-distribution listing his ten fǎsì and five lay disciples).

Tiyao

Not applicable — Jiā-xīng-canon imprint (J39 B469).

Other points of interest

KR6q0581KR6q0582 form a teacher-disciple sequence within the major Yuèchuáng Chèliǎo 月幢徹了 line of LínjìYángqí Guìzhōu Buddhism — a separate SìchuānGuìzhōu sub-line from the Pò-shān-line clusters in J38–J39 (cf. KR6q0564, KR6q0567, etc.). Dáwèi’s disciple 如純 is the compiler of the major 《黔南會燈錄》 KR6q0036, the principal Guìzhōu Chán biographical anthology.

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  • DILA authority: A016435 (達位), A016585 (大悅)
  • Dharma-teacher: Yuèchuáng Chèliǎo 月幢徹了 (1614–1667, DILA A016401)
  • Disciple’s own yǔlù: KR6q0582 《天一悅禪師語錄》
  • Disciple’s biographical anthology: KR6q0036 《黔南會燈錄》 by 如純