Book of Serenity從容錄

1224koan collectionCaodongSōtō

Date: 1224
Also called: Congrong luShōyōrokuBook of Equanimity
Language: Classical Chinese
Catalogue: Taishō T.2004
Used in: Caodong Sōtō

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

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Nanquan kills the cat

case 9

The monks of the east and west halls at Nanquan’s were arguing over a cat. Nanquan picked it up and said: if any of you can say a word, I will spare it; if not, I will cut it in two. No one answered. He cut the cat in two.

Sources

Hongzhi Zhengjue 宏智正覺 (verses); Wansong Xingxiu 萬松行秀 (commentary), Congrong lu 從容錄 (Book of Serenity): Wansong laoren pingchang Tiantong Jue heshang songgu Congrong an lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 (1224) · link
Ding Fubao 丁福保, Foxue da cidian 佛學大辭典 (1922) · link

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