Foreword to the Wisdom Edition by Ruben Habito
Preface to the Wisdom Edition by Kubota Ji’un
Preface to the Wisdom Edition by Masamichi Yamada
Author’s Preface to the First Edition
Note on Chinese and Japanese Terms
Case 4 The Barbarian Has No Beard
Case 6 Buddha Holds Up a Flower
Case 7 Jōshū’s “Wash Your Bowls”
Case 11 Jōshū Examines the Hermits
Case 12 Zuigan Calls Himself “Master”
Case 13 Tokusan Carries His Bowls
Case 16 The Sound of the Bell and the Seven-Panel Robe
Case 17 The National Teacher’s Three Calls
Case 19 Ordinary Mind Is the Way
Case 20 A Man of Great Strength
Case 23 Think Neither Good Nor Evil
Case 24 Leaving Speech and Silence Behind
Case 25 The Sermon of the Third Seat
Case 26 Two Monks Roll Up the Blinds
Case 28 Ryūtan’s Name Echoed Long
Case 29 Not the Wind, Not the Flag
Case 31 Jōshū Sees Through an Old Woman
Case 32 A Non-Buddhist Questions Buddha
Case 34 Knowing Is Not the Way
Case 35 Seijo’s Soul Is Separated
Case 36 Meeting a Man Who Has Accomplished the Way
Case 37 The Oak Tree in the Garden
Case 38 A Cow Passes Through a Window
Case 39 Unmon and a Mistake in Speech
Case 40 Kicking Over the Water Jug
Case 41 Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest
Case 42 A Woman Comes Out of Samadhi
Case 46 Stepping Forward From the Top of a Pole
Case 47 Tosotsu’s Three Barriers
Muryō Sōju’s Verses on Ōryū’s Three Barriers
Appendix 1 Introduction to the History of Zen Practice, by Thomas Cleary
Appendix 2 Writings and Zen Records Mentioned in the Introduction to the History of Zen Practice
Appendix 3 Personal Names, Place Names, and Writings (Japanese—Chinese)
Appendix 4 Personal Names, Place Names, and Writings (Chinese—Japanese)
Appendix 6 Foreword to the Previous Edition by Taizan Maezumi
Appendix 7 Preface to the Previous Edition by H. M. Enomiya-Lasalle, S.J.