The Wu-men kuan (J. Mumonkan)

Ishii Shudo; Albert Welter

doi:10.1093/0195150678.003.0008

The Wu-men kuan (J. Mumonkan)

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This chapter examines the Wu-men kuan, one of the most widely read Zen texts in the canon. This text offers 48 kung-an or koan cases that have been significant in Zen practice since the late Sung. Ishii's essay seeks to trace the development of this text and its genre to the Tsung-men t'ung-yao chi and other earlier Zen sources. The essay seeks to understand why this text was favored so prominently in Japan, and how its structural features relate to the context of Sung dynasty Chan textual history.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Zen Canon
Subtitle of host publication	Understanding the Classic Texts
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199784615
ISBN (Print)	9780195150674
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/0195150678.003.0008
State	Published - Feb 1 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Koan
Kung-an
Mumonkan
Tsung-men t'ung-yao chi
Wu-men kuan

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General Arts and Humanities

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