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The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 碧巖錄; pinyin: Bìyán Lù; Japanese: 碧巌録; rōmaji: Hekiganroku; Korean: 벽암록; romaja: Byeokamrok; Vietnamese: Bích nham lục) is a collection of Chan Buddhist kōans originally compiled in Song China in 1125, during the reign of Emperor Huizong, and then expanded into its present form by Chan master Yuanwu Keqin (1063–1135; Japanese pronunciation: Engo).
The book includes Yuanwu's annotations and commentary on 100 Verses on Old Cases (頌古百則), a compilation of 100 kōans collected by Xuedou Chongxian (980–1052; 雪竇重顯, Setcho). Xuedou selected 82 of these from the Song period work The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp, with the remainder selected from the Yunmen Guanglu (雲門廣録, Extensive Record of Yunmen Wenyan, 864–949).
| Title | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cliff Records 61 - Fuketsu's One Particle Of DustBlue Cliff Record,  Breath, Constancy, Freedom, Faith, Diversity, Greed, Religion,... | Jul 26 1971Tassajara | |
| Blue Cliff Records-43Serial: SR-00032   Tozan's hot and cold. Blue Cliff Record,  Emptiness, Pain, Monks, difficulty, Forms, Hate, Commitment,... | Jul 26 1969Tassajara | |
| Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced BuddhaSerial: SR-00009   Sunday, March 9, 1969 Koan story of sun-faced buddha, moon-faced buddha. Practicing while well or while sick. Accepting what we don't like.... Baso, Koan, Blue Cliff Record,  Attachment, Composure, Discrimination, difficulty,... | Mar 09 1969Sokoji | |
| Inner Power of PracticeSerial: SF-05137A   SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record,  Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,... | Dec 02 1967Tassajara | |
| Blue Cliff Records Case 45Serial: SF-05097E   Friday, August 19, 1966 Blue Cliff Record, Sesshin, Joshu, Eiheiji,  Observe, Diversity, Duality | Aug 19 1966 DSokoji | |
| This Fascicle of ShobogenzoSerial: SF-05097F   Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Track 2: Suzuki 1pm lecture Friday Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Blue Cliff Record,  Attachment, Instruction, Freedom,... | Aug 19 1966 CSokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-86, Ummon's Store-Room And Temple Gate - CommentarySerial: 65-07-00   Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the July, 1965 Wind Bell The Hekigan Roku, translated into English by R.D.M. Shaw under the title of The Blue Cliff Records, is a famous... Blue Cliff Record,   | Jul  1965Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-84, Yuima's Law Gate To The One And OnlySerial: 65-04-00   Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the April, 1965 Wind Bell The Hekigan Roku, translated into English by R.D.M. Shaw under the title of The Blue Cliff Records, is a famous... Blue Cliff Record,   | Apr  1965Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-82, Dairyu's Immutable Law-BodySerial: 65-02-00   Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the February, 1965 Wind Bell Blue Cliff Record,   | Feb  1965Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-75Serial: 64-12-00   Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the December, 1964 Wind Bell An edited summary of a lecture. --------------------------- [Prefatory Note by Shaw: The Ukyu of... Blue Cliff Record,   | Dec  1964Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-73, Baso's Four PropositionsSerial: 64-11-00   Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the November, 1964 Wind Bell An edited summary of a lecture. Blue Cliff Record,   | Nov  1964Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-51Serial: 64-06-00   This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. From the June 1964 Wind Bell—based on a lecture by Shunryu Suzuki Blue Cliff Record,   | Jun  1964Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-53Serial: 64-05-00   This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. From the May 1964 Wind Bell—based on a lecture by Shunryu Suzuki Blue Cliff Record,   | May  1964Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-52, Joshu's Donkeys Cross, Horses CrossSerial: 64-04-00   This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — April, 1964 Blue Cliff Record,   | Apr  1964Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-49Serial: 64-03-00   This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell lecture — March 1964 Blue Cliff Record,   | Feb 26 1964Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-49 (Q&A)Serial: 64-03-00-B   ± February, 1964 FROM A LECTURE (Also from the March 1964 Wind Bell) The following is the gist of Reverend Suzuki's response to a question from one of his... Blue Cliff Record, Question-and-Answer,   | Feb 26 1964Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-46Serial: 64-02-00   This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — February, 1964 Commentary by Reverend Shunryu Suzuki, Master, Zen Center. Blue Cliff Record,   | Feb  1964Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-40, Rikko's Heaven And EarthSerial: 63-12-00   December 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record,   | Dec  1963Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-36, Chosha's Strolling about Mountains and WatersSerial: 63-11-00   November 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record,   | Nov  1963Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-30, Joshu's Large RadishesSerial: 63-09-00   September October 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Commentary by Reverend Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, Zen Center... Blue Cliff Record,   | Sep  1963Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-25Serial: 63-07-00   July August 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record,   | Jul  1963Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-20Serial: 63-04-00   ± April, 1963 An edited summary of a lecture from an old Wind Bell. COMMENTARY BY MASTER SHUNRYU SUZUKI ON MODEL SUBJECT NO. 20 FROM THE BLUE CLIFF RECORDS... Blue Cliff Record,   | Apr  1963Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-19Serial: 63-03-00   ± March, 1963 An edited summary of a lecture. Checked by Gordon Geist using the Shaw translation. --------------------------- COMMENTARY BY MASTER SHUNRYU... Blue Cliff Record,   | Mar  1963Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-18Serial: 63-02-13   An edited summary of a lecture. Commentary on Blue Cliff Records Case Number Eighteen by Suzuki-roshi, February 13, 1963 Blue Cliff Record,   | Feb 13 1963Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-14 & 15, Ummon ZenjiSerial: 63-01-00   ± January, 1963 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. COMMENTARY BY MASTER SUZUKI ON MODEL SUBJECTS NO. 14 & 15 FROM THE BLUE CLIFF... Blue Cliff Record, First Principle,   | Jan  1963Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-6, Ummon's Every Day Is A Good DaySerial: 62-11-00   ± November, 1962 Ummon Bunen (Yunmen Wenyen) was a disciple of Seppo (Hsueh-feng I-ts'un). He died in 949. Introductory Comments by Shunryu Suzuki Blue Cliff Record,   | Nov  1962Sokoji | |
| Blue Cliff Records-3: Baso's Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced BuddhaSerial: 62-10-00   ± October, 1962 This is one of the oldest Suzuki lectures we have, although it's obviously only a summary of the main point he made. This is on a theme he... Blue Cliff Record, First Principle,   | Oct  1962Sokoji | |
| Bodhidharma's ZenSerial: 62-09-00   (published September 1962, Wind Bell #10) Blue Cliff Record,   | Sep  1962Sokoji | |
| What Is The Law?Serial: 62-05-00   (published May 1962, Wind Bell #6) Blue Cliff Record, First Principle,   | May  1962Sokoji |