Sōtō曹洞宗

One hundred cases with verses by Hongzhi Zhengjue and commentary by Wansong Xingxiu, both of the Caodong line.

Keizan’s talks on each ancestor of the Sōtō line, from the Buddha to Ejō; the school’s own account of its lineage.

Formal talks and verses given at Kōshō-ji and Eihei-ji, compiled by Dōgen’s students.

Dōgen’s short manual for seated meditation, first drafted, he says, in the Karoku years (1225–1227). The Taishō prints two texts, one signed and dated 1233 and one undated; the Sōtō school’s own translation follows the undated text.

A poem attributed to Dongshan Liangjie, chanted in Sōtō temples alongside the Sandōkai. In his recorded sayings Dongshan tells Caoshan Benji that he received the jewel mirror samādhi from his teacher Yunyan and now passes it on.

A short poem attributed to Shitou Xiqian and chanted in Sōtō temples. The Jingde chuandeng lu of 1004 prints it under his name.

Dōgen’s essays on practice and doctrine, written in Japanese between 1231 and 1253. He edited a 75-fascicle and a later 12-fascicle version; the most common, the Sōtō school says, is the 95-fascicle edition his descendants produced in 1690.

Shunryu Suzuki’s talks on Zen meditation and practice, edited by Trudy Dixon.