CONTENTS

Transliteration Systems

Abbreviations

Introduction

Biographical Sketch of Guifeng Zongmi: An Erudite Chan Monk

Zongmi’s Four Works on Chan

Influence of the Chan Prolegomenon and Chan Letter in Song China, the Kingdom of Xixia, Koryŏ Korea, and Kamakura-Muromachi Japan

Guifeng Chan: An Assessment

1. Translation of the Chan Letter

2. Translation of the Chan Prolegomenon

3. Translation of the Chan Notes

Appendix 1. Editions Used in the Translations

Appendix 2. Pei Xiu’s Preface to the Chan Prolegomenon in the Wanli 4 (1576) Korean Edition

Appendix 3. Song Dynasty Colophon to the Chan Prolegomenon as Reproduced in the Wanli 4 (1576) Korean Edition

Notes

Glossary of Chinese Characters

Bibliography

Index