Published lectures
Introductory Talks on the Record of Sokkō (Sokkōroku kaien-fusetsu)
息耕録開筵普説 (Sokkōroku kaien-fusetsu)
An introduction to reading the sayings of the Chinese master Xutang Zhiyu (Sokkō), ancestor of the Ōtōkan lineage. Hakuin narrates his own search, attacks the Zen of quietude and defends the kōan and post-satori practice; it is the best overall exposition of his teaching to monks.
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Authorship note
Talks given in 1740 at the Shōin-ji before several hundred monks, published a few years later. Written in classical Chinese (kanbun) for monks.
Editions and translations
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English
The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin
Shambhala, 1994
Translation: Norman Waddell
ISBN 0877739722
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
- Poison Blossoms from a Thicket of Thorn (Keisō dokuzui) · 1758
- Words from the Land of Kaian (Kaiankokugo) · 1750
- 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
- Waddell, Norman (trad.). The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin: A Translation of the Sokkō-roku Kaien-fusetsu. Boston: Shambhala, 1994. ISBN 0877739722.
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