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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 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).

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Blue Cliff Records 61 - Fuketsu's One Particle Of Dust

Blue Cliff Record, Breath, Constancy, Freedom, Faith, Diversity, Greed, Religion,...
Jul 26 1971
Tassajara

Blue Cliff Records-43

Serial: SR-00032

Tozan's hot and cold.

Blue Cliff Record, Emptiness, Pain, Monks, difficulty, Forms, Hate, Commitment,...
Jul 26 1969
Tassajara

Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha

Serial: SR-00009

Sunday, March 9, 1969
Sokoji, San Francisco

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 1969
Sokoji

Inner Power of Practice

Serial: 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 1967
Tassajara

Blue Cliff Records Case 45

Serial: SF-05097-E

Friday, August 19, 1966
Sesshin Lecture: Friday Evening, Lecture D
Sokoji, San Francisco

Blue Cliff Record, Sesshin, Joshu, Eiheiji, Observe, Diversity, Duality
Aug 19 1966
D
Sokoji

OLD - Blue Cliff Records Case 45

Serial: SF-05097E

Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Track 3 Suzuki 7:30pm lecture Friday night ending sesshin

Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Eiheiji, Joshu, Duality, Observe, Describe
Aug 19 1966
D
Sokoji

This Fascicle of Shobogenzo

Serial: SF-05097-F

Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Track 2: Suzuki 1pm lecture Friday

Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Instruction, Freedom,...
Aug 19 1966
C
Sokoji

OLD - Mind Itself Is Buddha

Serial: SR-00087

Friday, August 19, 1966
Sesshin Lecture, Lecture C
Sokoji, San Francisco

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Explanation of fascicle Shobogenzo Sokushin Ze...

Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Blue Cliff Record, Silence, Instruction, Anger,...
Aug 19 1966
C
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-86, Ummon's Store-Room And Temple Gate - Commentary

Serial: 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 1965
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-84, Yuima's Law Gate To The One And Only

Serial: 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 1965
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-82, Dairyu's Immutable Law-Body

Serial: 65-02-00

Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the February, 1965 Wind Bell
Translation and Commentary by Reverend Suzuki [Suzuki was often called Reverend back then]

...
Blue Cliff Record,
Feb 1965
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-75

Serial: 64-12-00

Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the December, 1964 Wind Bell

An edited summary of a lecture.

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[Prefatory Note by Shaw: The Ukyu of...

Blue Cliff Record,
Dec 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-73, Baso's Four Propositions

Serial: 64-11-00

Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the November, 1964 Wind Bell

An edited summary of a lecture.

Blue Cliff Record,
Nov 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-51

Serial: 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 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-53

Serial: 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 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-52, Joshu's Donkeys Cross, Horses Cross

Serial: 64-04-00

This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture.

Wind Bell Lecture — April, 1964

Blue Cliff Record,
Apr 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-49

Serial: 64-03-00

This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture.

Wind Bell lecture — March 1964

Blue Cliff Record,
Feb 26 1964
Sokoji

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 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-46

Serial: 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 1964
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-40, Rikko's Heaven And Earth

Serial: 63-12-00

December 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture

This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture.

Blue Cliff Record,
Dec 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-36, Chosha's Strolling about Mountains and Waters

Serial: 63-11-00

November 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture

This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture.

Blue Cliff Record,
Nov 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-30, Joshu's Large Radishes

Serial: 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 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-25

Serial: 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 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-20

Serial: 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 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-19

Serial: 63-03-00

± March, 1963

An edited summary of a lecture. Checked by Gordon Geist using the Shaw translation.

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COMMENTARY BY MASTER SHUNRYU...

Blue Cliff Record,
Mar 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-18

Serial: 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 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-14 & 15, Ummon Zenji

Serial: 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 1963
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-6, Ummon's Every Day Is A Good Day

Serial: 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 1962
Sokoji

Blue Cliff Records-3: Baso's Sun-faced Buddha, Moon-faced Buddha

Serial: 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 1962
Sokoji

Bodhidharma's Zen

Serial: 62-09-00

(published September 1962, Wind Bell #10)

Blue Cliff Record,
Sep 1962
Sokoji

What Is The Law?

Serial: 62-05-00

(published May 1962, Wind Bell #6)

Blue Cliff Record, First Principle,
May 1962
Sokoji