gateless_gate: The Gateless Gate

Description Usage Format Source

Description

A koan collection written in 1228 by Zen Master Wumen Huikai (Japanese: Mumon Ekai) that includes a commentary and capping verse by Wumen for each koan.

Usage

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Format

A tbl with four variables: collection, case, type, and text. collection is the title of the text, "The Gateless Gate". case indicates the koan case number. type indicates the text type, one of: "title", the title of the case, "main_case", the main case of the koan, "commentary", commentary by Wumen (Mumon), or "capping_verse", a short verse by Wumen (Mumon) summarizing the essence of the koan.

Source

http://info.stiltij.nl/publiek/meditatie/koan/mumonkan-shimomisse.pdf


malcolmbarrett/koanr documentation built on May 28, 2019, 3:10 p.m.