Records from the Ancestral Mirror

The Zongjing Lu (Records from the Ancestral Mirror) byChan master Yongming Yanshou (904-976 CE) is an unusualChan work, for it embraces the entire field of ChineseBuddhism, including Chan. It cites a dizzying array of sources,introducing readers to a comprehensive understanding of theBuddha-dharma. The work is in one hundred fascicles; thepresent translation is of fascicles 2, 3, & 4.RANDOLPH S. WHITFIELD studied Chinese languageand literature at Leiden University. He has translatedvarious Chan works, including the Jingde Chuandeng Lu(Records of the Transmission of the Lamp) in 8 volumes.