Beschrijving

The Linjilu (Record of Linji or LJL) is one of the foundational texts of Chan/Zen Buddhist literature, and an accomplished work of baihua (vernacular) literature. Its indelibly memorable title character, the Master Linji–infamous for the shout, the whack of the rattan stick, and the declaration that sutras are toilet paper–is himself an embodiment of the very teachings he propounds to his students: he is a \