and thus determine our successive rebirths. Three Realms. The realms of Desire, Form, and Formlessness are another way of considering the Wheel of Existence as

the most venerated monks on the island. His oral commentary, Chin-kang po-juo po-lo-mi-ching chiang-lu, was recorded on tape in 1979 and later

exist as part of other compilations. T’ai-neng(1562-1649), aka T’ai-neng-weng. Korean monk and founder of Korea’s Hsiaoyao sect. His commentary is quoted by Hung-lien. T’ang dynasty(618-906). Tao-ch’uan(c.1100-1170). Linchi monk and abbot of Shihchi Temple on Chihfushan in Anhui province.

of merit of every bodhisattva. Sangha. The Buddhist order and one of the Three Treasures in which one takes refuge upon becoming a Buddhist. Originally, this was limited to monks, but it was later expanded to include nuns and also lay disciples who agreed to abide by certain precepts.

This particular collection is similar to the Pali Samyutta Nikaya and was translated into Chinese by Gunabhadra (394-468). Sanbhoga-kaya. The reward body of every buddha and the body

it refers to the way of knowing, or perceiving, the real nature of things. Paramita means

in Tibetan. Piyenlu , aka The Blue Cliff Record. A collection of koan commentaries compiled during the Sung dynasty and based on one hundred verses by Hsueh-tou (980-1052). There are several English translations: one by R.D.M. Shaw published by Michael Joseph (London, 1961) and another by Thomas and J.C.

Seasons Foundation, 1973). Perfection of Wisdom in Eighteen Thousand Lines . The Ashtadasasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

Nirvana Sutra . An account of the final days and final teachings of the Buddha. Although this also exists in Pali, the four Chinese translations are quite different in content and scope. My citations are from the Nan-pen ta-pan nieh-p’an-ching, which was a joint translation by two Chinese monks and a layman, during