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Wu Men (Hui-k'ai)Timeline (1183 - 1260)
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There are two primary collections of koans in Zen/Chan Buddhism: The Blue Cliff Records and The Gateless Gate (Wu Men Kuan or the Mumonkan). The Gateless Gate was first published in 1228 and consists of 48 koans compiled by Wu Men Hui-k'ai with his commentary and poetic verse. |
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The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell Amazon.com
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The Gateless Barrier: Zen Comments on the Mumonkan, Translated by Zenkei Shibayama Amazon.com
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The Gateless Gate: The Wu-men Kuan, Translated by Robert Aitken Amazon.com
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The World: A Gateway: Commentaries on the Mumonkan, Translated by Albert Low Amazon.com
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| The Gateless Gate http://www.ibiblio.org/zen/cgi-bin/koan-index.pl A nice, simply organized collection of the koans. |
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| Mumonkan http://www.religionsorg.com/Buddhism/Zen/Teachings/Koans/Mumonkan/ Links to various collections and commentaries on the Mumonkan koans. |
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M. Granger's original poetry, stories and commentaries are Copyright ©
2002 - 2011 by Ivan M. Granger.
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