The Zongjing Lu (Records from the Ancestral Mirror) by

Chan master Yongming Yanshou (904-976 CE) is an unusual

Chan work, for it embraces the entire field of Chinese

Buddhism, including Chan. It cites a dizzying array of sources,

introducing readers to a comprehensive understanding of the

Buddha-dharma. The work is in one hundred fascicles; the

present translation is of fascicles 2, 3, & 4.

RANDOLPH S. WHITFIELD studied Chinese language

and literature at Leiden University. He has translated

various Chan works, including the Jingde Chuandeng Lu

(Records of the Transmission of the Lamp) in 8 volumes.