Reading the "Blue Cliff Record" By Fumihito Sueki Price: ¥1140 + tax Iwanami Modern Library, 1st edition, 2018 The "Blue Cliff Record" is a collection of koans to which Xuedou Chongxian of the early Northern Song dynasty added comments to 100 old cases, and to which Yuanwu Keqin of the late Northern Song dynasty added introductory remarks, commentary, and praise, making it a Zen textbook. It is called "the foremost book of the Zen sect" and is the pinnacle of Zen textbooks that has had a great influence on Japanese Zen. This is an introductory book that meticulously interprets it from the perspective of the act of dismantling language through language, conveying the charm of the world of "written Zen" that unfolds freely. The cover shows signs of use. Otherwise, there are no noticeable scratches or stains, and there is only one instance of writing or underlining with a red pen within the text pages (P5), as shown in photo 14. The other pages are in good condition. #FumihitoSueki #Fumihito_Sueki #book #religion/Buddhism #ZenBuddhism #IwanamiModernLibrary