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The Life And Teaching Of Lin-Chi I-Shuan, Kazumitsu W. Kato
The Life And Teaching Of Lin-Chi I-Shuan, Kazumitsu W. Kato
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
In the tradition of the Zen school, all of the monks are required to study what are called the "seven books of Zen. These books are chosen from the old Zen masters' collections, but the "seven books" are different according to each of the schools of Zen. Therefore, it is not possible to say which are "the seven books," but Lin-chi Lu is always listed as the first one of them in every school of Zen.