record_of_light: Record of the Transmission of the Light

Description Usage Format Source

Description

A koan collection written in 1300 by Zen Master Keizan Jokin that describes the enlightenment experience of of the Buddha and the 53 ancestors that led to Keizan Zenki's school of Zen.

Usage

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Format

A tbl with four variables: collection, case, type, and text. collection is the title of the text, "Record of the Transmission of the Light". 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 on the koan by Keizan Zenji, or "capping_verse", a short verse by Keizan Zenji summarizing the essence of the koan.

Source

https://shastaabbey.org/publications/


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