Record of Zhaozhou趙州錄

11th centuryrecorded sayingsChan

Teachings of: Zhaozhou Congshen
Date: 11th century
Also called: Zhaozhou luJōshū roku
Language: Classical Chinese
Catalogue: Zokuzōkyō X.1315 (Guzunsu yulu, fascicles 13–14)
Used in: Chan

Zhaozhou’s exchanges and sayings, in the text re-edited in the eleventh century by Chengti, abbot of Qixian on Mount Lu, as preserved in the Guzunsu yulu.

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Zhaozhou: “Go drink tea”

fascicle 14 (X68n1315_p0088a20)

Two monks arrived at Zhaozhou’s. He asked the first whether he had been there before. No, the monk said. Go drink tea, said Zhaozhou. He asked the second the same. Yes, I have, the monk said. Go drink tea, said Zhaozhou.

Sources

Zhaozhou Zhenji chanshi yulu 趙州真際禪師語錄 (Record of Zhaozhou) · link
Li Zunxu 李遵勗 (comp.), Tiansheng guangdeng lu 天聖廣燈錄 (1036) · link

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