Denkōroku (The Record of the Transmission of the Light)

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Keizan's record of the lineage from Śākyamuni through fifty-two generations of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese ancestors down to Ejō, his teacher. Each chapter pairs an awakening dialogue with Keizan's commentary and verse. Together with the Shōbōgenzō it forms one of the two foundational texts of Sōtō Zen.

tr. Francis H. Cook, The Record of Transmitting the Light, Wisdom Publications 2003

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Original language

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Keizan Jōkin

Lineage: Sōtō

By Keizan Jōkin

• Points to Watch in Zazenpractice-instruction
• The Transmission to Mahakashyapadialogue
• Zazen Yojinki: Notes on What to Be Aware of in Zazensermon
• Awakening Is Accessible to All Beingssaying
• Broad Seatproverb

From Denkoroku

• The Transmission to Mahakashyapa

Sources

• contentSōtōshū — Global Sōtō Zen Network

  Sōtōshū Shūmuchō

  Sōtōshū canonical texts index

  The Denkōroku, compiled by Keizan Jōkin around 1300, narrates the awakening of fifty-two ancestors of the Sōtō Zen lineage.