Pǔmén Xiǎn chánshī yǔlù 普門顯禪師語錄

Recorded Sayings of Chán Master Pǔ-mén Xiǎn by 燈顯 (說), 性胤 (錄)

Two-juan yǔlù of Pǔmén Dēngxiǎn 燈顯 普門燈顯 (lifedates unknown), Línjì 大慧 派 dharma-heir of Qìngzhōng Tiěbì Huìjī 慶忠鐵壁慧機 (1603–1668) — thus a co-disciple of 燈炳 (KR6q0554), 玄億 (KR6q0555), 至善 (KR6q0556), 幻敏 (KR6q0592) in the Jùyún 聚雲 sub-line. Native of Fúlíng 涪陵 (Sìchuān), lay surname Xià 夏. Recorded by his fǎsì Xìngyìn 性胤 . Documents teaching at Fúlíng Huílóngsì 涪陵迴龍寺 and Tóngbǎi Tánhuásì 桐柏曇華寺.

notBefore1668 (post-Tiě-bì-death abbacy onset); notAfter1700 (post-printing). Printed as Jiāxīng Canon J40 B485.

Contents. Juan 1: zhū-shān qǐng-qǐ (multiple qǐng-qǐ invitations); pǔ-shuō; xiǎo-cān; fǎ-yǔ; jī-yuán. Juan 2: fó-shì; zàn-jì (image-encomia for Bodhidharma, Avalokiteśvara, his dharma-grandfather Jù-yún Lǎo-rén 聚雲師翁 = 聚雲吹萬, his teacher Qìng-zhōng Lǎo-rén 慶忠老人; landscape-image xiàng-zàn including 四景畫軸; fǎ-yǔ to disciples (示鎮九文學, 示舌端上座, 示睿珍上座, etc.); closing 塔銘 preserving lineage and abbacy details.

Tiyao

Not applicable — Jiā-xīng-canon imprint (J40 B485).

Other points of interest

KR6q0554 (燈炳), KR6q0555 (玄億), KR6q0556 (至善), KR6q0592 (幻敏), and KR6q0593 (燈顯) together form the most complete surviving lineage-record of the Jùyún 聚雲 sub-line of Sìchuān LínjìDàhuì school in the second post-1644 generation — five major yǔlù by direct heirs of Qìngzhōng Tiěbì Huìjī.

  • CBETA
  • DILA authority: A001810 (燈顯), A000631 (性胤)
  • Dharma-teacher: Qìngzhōng Tiěbì Huìjī 慶忠鐵壁慧機 (1603–1668)
  • Co-disciples: 燈炳, 玄億, 至善, 幻敏