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Chen Jianmin (19061987) 
aka Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen 
 Wikipedia 
<a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_Chen">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogi_
Chen </a>
Official Website 
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/index.html">http://www.yogichen.org/index.html
</a> 
 
sans-serif">The Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen's Works on
Chan 
<blockquote>
sans-serif">DOC: <a
href="https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/YogiChenLighthouse.doc"
target="_blank">The Lighthouse in the Ocean of Chan</a>
 
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Translated by Dr. Yutang Lin 
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<a
href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch00.html" target="_blank"> 
</a>Official Website 
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/cw45.html"
target="_blank">The Lighthouse in the Ocean of Chan</a> 
Translated by Dr. Yutang Lin 
href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch00.html" target="_blank">The
Opening Talk </a>
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Chapter 1
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch01.html"
target="_blank">Redundant Talks Spoken First </a>
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<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch02.html" target="_blank">The
First Story of the Lighthouse: Entrance </a>
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Second Story of the Lighthouse: Exit </a>
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Third Story of the Lighthouse: Use </a>
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Fourth Story of the Lighthouse: Finish </a>
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<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch06.html" target="_blank">Summary
of Similar Koans at Different Stages </a>
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<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch07.html"
target="_blank">Selected Koans with Multiple Stages </a>
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<td><blockquote>
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch08.html" target="_blank">Chan
Infirmities </a>
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<td><blockquote>
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch09.html" target="_blank">Chan
Attainment in Terms of the Measure of Realization </a>
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<td><blockquote>
Chapter
10 <a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050ch10.html" target="_blank">A
Frank and Sincere Talk on Chan </a>
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Appendix:
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw45/b0050app.html" target="_blank">A Short
Course of Chan Practice </a>
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Original
Chinese version: Chan hai ta deng 
<a
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href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw13/cw13_1.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw13/cw13_1.pdf</a> 
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw13/cw13_2.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw13/cw13_2.pdf </a> 
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw13/cw13_3.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw13/cw13_3.pdf </a> 
Yogi Chen's
"The Light-House in the Ocean of Ch'an" was first translated
by Dr. Fa-Yen Kog
( / Gu Fayan, 1917-?).

 
Printed at the Mani Printing Works, Kalimpong, India, 1965, 152.
p.
</blockquote>
 
href="../chang/hanshan.html#e" target="_blank">Selected
Han-Shan Poems for Hippie Reading </a>
 
Chenian
Booklets No. 88 to No. 92.
<blockquote>
88. <a
href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw33/bk088.html" target="_blank">Chan &
Shivas 112 Meditative Ways </a>
href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw33/bk089.html" target="_blank">A Frank and
Sincere Talk on Chan </a>
href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw33/bk090.html" target="_blank">The Essentials
of the Chan School</a> 
href="danxia.html#a3" target="_blank">Chan Poems</a> written by
the Monk Tan Hsia 
Translated by the Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen
 
<a name="b" id="b"></a>Chenian Booklet, No. 92
 
Offspring Ch'an: It's Portraits, Koans and Poems
 
by the Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen 
<a href="http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw33/bk092.html"
target="_blank">http://www.yogichen.org/cw/cw33/bk092.html </a>
According to
my humble opinion Ch'an should be classified into four types: Tathagata Ch'an,
Patriarch Ch'an, Offspring Ch'an and Verbal Ch'an. To explain the difference,
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Tathagata Ch'an is like a geography book, Patriarch Ch'an is like a map, while
Offspring Ch'an is like the immediate arrival of teacher and disciple without
walking, and Verbal Ch'an is foolish talk. In the next to last offering in this
booklet entitled 'Tan Hsia" Master Chou's teaching is that of Patriarch Ch'an
while Tan's is of Offspring Ch'an. The difference is very clear. 
In this
booklet on the left page may be seen the portrait of a great Ch'an master drawn
during his lifetime, while on the right hand page may be found at the top the
main Koan associated with that master and at the bottom of the page there is my
poem written as an explanation, complement or praise of that Ch'an Master.

Verbal Ch'an
could be found even in ancient times and nowadays most Ch'an masters and Ch'an
books are of this kind. Many youths have been cheated by such with false
freedom, self-pride and laziness. It is very pitiful. I hope that this booklet
will give them a turn toward right understanding. 
<h2> 
<img
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Mazu_Daoyi.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Mazu Daoyi [709-788] 
 
Ma-Tzu
</h2>
Ma-Tzu is
asked by the great lay Ch'anist Pang Yun, "Don't be obscure about natural man,
try lifting up your eyes." Ma-Tzu looks downward. Pang then says, "The same
violin you played much better." Ma-Tzu then looks upward. Pang then gives thanks
with a bow. 
Killed beings
by foot, but not by mouth, 
All were led under your light-house ! 
Shines on the offspring's like so long! 
The face of moon, the face of sun ! 
 
<h2><img
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Shitou_Xiqian.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Shitou Xiqian [700-790] </h2>
<h2>Shih Tou
</h2>
Shih Tou asks
the Ch'an monk named Chang Tzu, "Where do you come from?" Chang replies, "The
Southern mount!" "Did the merit of mount achieve?" Shih asks again. Chang
answers, "Yes! But did not point out the eye." "Do you want to point?" Shih
asks. Chang says, "Yes!". Shih then lifts up his right foot! Chang bows for his
blessing. Shih asks, "What have you seen?" "I saw a little bit of snow falling
on the fire," Chang answers. 
sans-serif">The path of rock is so smooth, 
Yet walks on clog with one tooth. 
He holds an axe in his hand, 
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Cuts your head to show the truth ! 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Nanquan_Puyuan.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Nanquan Puyuan [748-835] </h2>
<h2>Nan Chuan
</h2>
The Eastern
and Western chambers struggle for one cat. Nan hangs it up and says, "If you can
talk about the truth, you can save it, otherwise I will kill it!" No one can
say. Nan Chuan cuts it into two pieces! When his real disciple Chou Chu comes
back, he is asked the same question. Chou takes off one of his sandals and puts
it on his head and goes out. Nan says, "If you were here, it might have been
saved!" 
He need not
leave the southern spring, 
Yet has water and grass and all things. 
It is so usual and so plain, 
The great Buffalo has no skin! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Yaoshan_Weiyan.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Yaoshan Weiyan [745-828] </h2>
<h2>Yao San
</h2>
Yao San and
Yun Yen take a short trip on the mountain. Yao hangs a sword on his girdle which
moves and makes a little noise. Yun Yen asks what is that sound. Yao San then
takes out the sword from the sheath and makes a gesture as if to kill Yun Yen.
The latter does instantly comprehend. 
Cut off the
play words, 
How sharp is the sword! 
Sometimes makes a roar, 
All would say "no more!" 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Huangbo_Xiyun.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Huangbo Xiyun [?-850?]</h2>
Huang
Nieh [Huang-po Hsi-yn]
Huang asks
Pai Chang, "What is the essential teaching?" Pai replies, "When I heard Ma-Tzu's
hoot, I became deaf for three days." Huang then puts out his tongue. Pai says,
"Do you like to be Ma-Tzu's disciple?" Huang replies, "If I wanted to be his
disciple, it might cut off my offspring!" 
There is no
Guru in his eye! 
Nor he treats Ma-Tzu as the sky! 
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He changed the world "fall" with obscure, 
Save the old fox, who knows why?! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Yunyan_Tansheng.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Yunyan Tansheng [780-841] </h2>
<h2>Yun Yen
</h2>
Yao San asks
Yun Yen, "What is the teaching of Pai Chang?" Yun replies, "He sometimes says
vomit out the surplus three sentences; sometimes says comprehend it within the
six sentences." Yao San says, "It is apart from the truth by three thousand
miles! Does he say something else?" Yun says, "Once he assembled all the monks
together and drove them away without teaching. But when they were going, he
called them back and asked them 'What is this?' " Yao then says, "Why did you
not speak of this teaching first?" Yun Yen immediately comprehends! 
It is a
little bit. 
No need so much wit! 
If you could not hit, 
Better is vomit! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Zhaozhou_Congshen.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Zhaozhou Congshen [778-897]</h2>
Chou
Chu [Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen] 
One monk asks
Chou Chu, "I am newly come here, please teach me frankly!" Chou Chu asks him,
"Did you take rice?" Monk replied, "Yes!" "Then please wash your bowl!" Chou Chu
says. The monk comprehends instantly. 
After meal
teaches the monk to wash, 
The plain truth makes the monk a hush ! 
Now many a monk passing the temple, 
Is there anyone who does know to cash? 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Deshan_Xuanjian.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Deshan Xuanjian [780/2-865] </h2>
<h2>Teh San
</h2>
Hsueh Feng
asks Teh San, "May I share the super practical yana?" Ten San strikes him and
says, "What is your saying?" Hsueh says, "I don't know!" The next morning Hsueh
comes again. Teh says, "Our practical school has no teaching! Surely we don't
give any Dharma to anyone!" Hsueh comprehends immediately! 
You know or
not, he beats; 
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Strikes the iron when heat. 
To him many do greet, 
Few really taste the sweet! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Guishan_Lingyu.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Guishan Lingyou [771-853] </h2>
<h2>Kuei San
</h2>
Pai Chang
sends Kuei San to propagate the Ch'an in Kuei Mountain of Hunan Province. But
his chief disciple Rev. Hwa Lin wants to go there, too. Pai Chang then points
out a bottle and says "What would you like to name it? If I do not allow you to
call it as usual as a bottle!" Hwa Lin says, "We should not call it as a wooden
wedge!" Pai Chang asks Kuei San to answer this. Kuei turns over the bottle and
goes away! Then Pai Chang sends Kuei San on the mission. As the Kuei Mount in
Hunan Province is an auspicious geomancy, 1500 monks are assembled there in a
main monastery of the Kuei Yang sect of the Ch'an SchoolCone among the five
sects. 
Wooden wedge
or clay bottle, all are name, 
Holy place deserved by the no-fame! 
One kick makes many monks alive, 
How wonderful is such a game! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Yantou_Quanhuo.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Yantou Quanhuo [828-887] </h2>
<h2>Yen Tou
</h2>
Yen Tou
appears in the Dharma-Hall of Teh San and looks upward. Teh San asks, "What are
you doing?" Yen Tou replies with a hoot! Teh San asks, "What is my wrong?" Yen
Tou says, "A double Koan!" When they meet the next morning, Teh San says "Are
you the newly coming monk?" Yen Tou says, "Yes!" "Where did you learn such a
false talk?", Teh San asks again. Yen Tou says, "I never cheat myself."

There are few
who go beyond the last pass! 
Many are under rod but not the class! 
Though the spring wind pervades everywhere, 
The great buffalo holds only one grass! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Linji_Yixuan.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Linji Yixuan [?-866]</h2>
<h2>Lin Chi
</h2>
Lin Chi asks
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Huang Nieh, "What is the general Principle of Buddhism?" Huang strikes him. Thus
three times he asks and gets strike three times also. When he takes leave, Huang
sends him to Tai-Yu. Tai-Yu after hearing about how Lin Chi has been treated
then says, "How great and merciful is the old woman!" Lin Chi instantly
comprehends and says to himself, "Buddhism is no more than a little bit!"

It seems to
concern the time and condition, 
When it happens it's eventually nothing! 
There's no man to push it on nor take it off, 
How long should one cut off the transmigration! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Xuansha_Shibei.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Xuansha Shibei [835-908] </h2>
<h2>Hsuan Hsa
</h2>
Hsuan Hsa
lives in Hsueh Fen Temple and works hard. Hsueh Fen calls him as Tou To. He
replies, "I never cheat others!" Hsueh asks, "Why do you not search for your
Guru elsewhere?" Hsuan Hsa says, "Bodhidharma never comes to the east, Second
Patriarch never goes to the west!" 
Bodhidharma
comes not to the East, 
Second Patriarch goes not to the West. 
The deaf, blind, dumb men have no waste, 
He is not the host nor the guest!
 
 <img
width="300" height="344"
src="https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Touzi-Yiqing.jpg"> 
 Touzi Yiqing [1032-1083] 
<h2>Tou Tzu
</h2>
Tou Tzu is
advised by his teacher Yuan Chien ["Yuanjian" = Fushan Fayuan,
991-1067] to doubt the story or Koan concerning "Why the outsider asks Buddha
for neither talking nor no-talking?" After three years his teacher asks him, "Do
you remember your Hwa Tou (Koan)?" Tou Tzu just wants to open his mouth. Yuan
Chien quickly covers his mouth with his finger. Tou Tzu immediately comprehends.

He already
asks for no-talking. 
Should your mouth be without shutting. 
Though it is only a finger, 
Makes heaven and hell departing! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Danxia-Tianran.jpg" width="300"
height="314"> 

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Danxia Tianran
[739-824]</h2>
<h2>Tan Hsia
</h2>
Master Chou
says, "In the cosmos there is a gem which has been kept in secret in the
mountain!" But Tan Hsia criticizes him that he only knows to point it out but
cannot give it to anyone. "Now I break the mountain and take it to you," he
says. (The former is Patriarch Ch'an while the latter is Offspring Ch'an.)

Kick it away
and break it, 
Take it up and let you meet. 
You may use it as cash, 
You may taste it as sweet! 
 
src="https://terebess.hu/terebessgabor/Niaoge_Daolin.jpg" width="300"
height="450"> 
Niaoge Daolin [741-824] </h2>
<h2>Niao Ko
</h2>
Niao Ko
always lives in a bird's nest. He has an attendant named Hui Tung who lives
there close to his nest for many years. One day he takes leave from Niao. The
latter asks, "Where shall you go?" Hui replies, "I became Bhikshu for the Ch'an
but I did not get any teaching from you. So I have to seek another teacher."
Niao Ko says, "If you are searching for Ch'an, I also have a little here."
Thereupon he takes a tiny feather from the nest and blows it away. Hui Tung
instantly comprehends. 
Though it is
a little feather 
Beyond hither and thither, 
For many years he is blind, 
Now so easily to find!! 
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