Shambhala Publications

An Intro to Koans from David Hinton During the Sung Dynasty, Ch’an’s basic elements as defined by the T’ang Dynasty masters continued and evolved. The great innovation in Sung Dynasty Ch’an is the sangha-case collection. The Ch’an written tradition is composed primarily of prose works by and about Ch’an masters, records of their lives and teachings.

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An Intro to Koans from David Hinton During the Sung Dynasty, Ch’an’s basic elements as defined by the T’ang Dynasty masters continued and evolved. The great innovation in Sung Dynasty Ch’an is the sangha-case collection. The Ch’an written tradition is composed primarily of prose works by and about Ch’an masters, records of their lives and teachings.

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