Hakuin Ekaku
Words from the Land of Kaian (Kaiankokugo)
Written work
Words from the Land of Kaian (Kaiankokugo)
槐安国語 (Kaiankokugo)
With interlinear comments and capping verses, Hakuin vindicates the Ōtōkan lineage (Daiō, Daitō, Kanzan) as the authentic line of Japanese Zen. It is his most difficult work and the one most prized by Rinzai masters; the title alludes to the dream-kingdom of the locust tree (Kaian) in a Chinese tale.
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Authorship note
A five-fascicle commentary on the record of Daitō Kokushi (Shūhō Myōchō), founder of the Daitoku-ji. Written in classical Chinese (kanbun) for monks.
Editions and translations
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日本語
Hakuin Ekaku
Kunchū Kaian kokugo 訓注槐安国語
The Conscious LibraryKunchū Kaian kokugo 訓注槐安国語
Zen Bunka Kenkyūsho, 2016
ISBN 4881822985
Ed. anotada.
Other works by Hakuin Ekaku
- The Embossed Tea Kettle (Orategama) · 1749
- Idle Talk on a Night Boat (Yasenkanna) · 1757
- Wild Ivy (Itsumadegusa) · 1766
- Song in Praise of Zazen (Zazen wasan)
- The Sound of One Hand (Sekishu onjō) · 1753
- Introductory Talks on the Record of Sokkō (Sokkōroku kaien-fusetsu) · 1743
- Poison Blossoms from a Thicket of Thorn (Keisō dokuzui) · 1758
- Poison Words on the Heart Sūtra (Dokugo shingyō)
- An Icchantika's Notes on the Poems of Hanshan · 1746
- Treasure Left to the Cold Forest (Kanrin ihō)
- Reflections Left by the Precious Mirror (Hōkan ishō)
- Spear Flower (Yabukōji) · 1753
- Snake Strawberries (Hebiichigo) · 1754
- Thistle (Oniazami) · 1751
- Goosegrass (Yaemugura) · 1759
- Sashimogusa
- Miraculous Tales of the Ten-Phrase Kannon Sūtra
- Kana Sermons on Causes and Conditions
- Kana Goosegrass (Kanamugura)
- Tales of Spurring On for Beginners
- Record of the Filial Piety of Takatsuka's Fourth Daughter
- The Tale of Heishirō of Ihara and Other Tales
- Record of the Precious Mirror Cave
- Grinding songs, lullabies, weeding songs and riddles
- Letters
- Rōhatsu Exhortations
- Secret Notes on the Blue Cliff Record · 1916
- Painting and calligraphy · 1719
- Collected works · 1934
- Hakuin on Kensho (Albert Low) · 2006
Sources
- Gotō Kōson 後藤光村 (ed.). Hakuin Oshō zenshū 白隠和尚全集. Tokio: Ryūginsha, 1934–1935, 8 vols.
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