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yulu (J. goroku; K. ŏrok 語録). Translated as “recorded sayings,” “discourse records,” etc.[1] Yulu refers to compilations of the sayings of masters of the Chan, Zen, or Seon traditions.[1]
The Princeton Dictionary states:
- This genre of Chan literature typically involved collections of the formal sermons (shangtang), exchanges (wenda), and utterances of Chan masters, which were edited together by their disciples soon after their deaths.[1]
Burton Watson states:
- [The Chan tradition] has from its early days in China assiduously compiled records of the actual words and actions of its outstanding leaders, or Chan masters. It is these works, known as yu-lu, or “recorded sayings,” rather than the sutras and scholastic treatises of Mahayana Buddhism, that later followers of the school have looked to when they sought to understand and recapture the living spirit of Chan.[2]
Examples of this genre include:[1][3]
- Mazu yulu (a.k.a. Mazu Daoyi chanshi guanglu 馬祖道一禪師廣錄) by Mazu Daoyi
- Yunmen kuangzhen chanshi guanglu 雲門匡眞禪師廣錄 by Yunmen Wenyan
- Chuanxin fayao (Essentials of Mind Transmission) by Huangbo Xiyun
- Linji lu by Linji Yixuan
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. yulu.
- ↑ Watson 1999, Translator's Introduction.
- ↑
語録, Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (to sign in, see DDB sign-in)
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
Watson, Burton (1999), The Zen Teachings of Master Lin-chi, Columbia University Press. PDF (1993 edition)
