In the eighteenth century, a Japanese priest named Hakuin made a formal course of training out of them which is now used in the Rinzai school.
Collections of them include Setcho's Blue Cliff Records and the Gateless Barrier of Mumon Ekai. In the eighteenth century, a Japanese priest named Hakuin made a formal course of training out of them which is now used in the Rinzai school. FTP, identify this term, which derives from the Chinese for "public record" or "legal precedent" and denotes exercises designed to expose the limitations of the mind and prepare the way for satori in Zen Buddhism, famous examples of which include "What was your face before you were born?" and "What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
Collections of them include Setcho's Blue Cliff Records and the Gateless Barrier of Mumon Ekai.
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