- The Hidden Lamp
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Suggestions for How to Practice with The Hidden Lamp
- I. Clapping Her Hands and Laughing: Stories of Seeking and Awakening
- 1. The Old Woman of Mount Wutai
- 2. Anoja Seeks the Self
- 3. Joko Beck and the Thought of Enlightenment
- 4. The Old Woman and the Pure Land
- 5. Manseong’s No Cultivation
- 6. Bhadda-Kundalakesa Cannot Answer
- 7. Chiyono’s No Water, No Moon
- 8. Ohashi Awakens in a Brothel
- 9. Seven Wise Women in the Charnel Grounds
- 10. Asan’s Rooster
- 11. The Old Woman’s Enlightenment
- 12. Qiyuan Gives Birth
- 13. Chen’s Mountain Flowers
- 14. Ganji’s Family
- 15. The Woman Lets It Be
- 16. Awakening While Cooking
- 17. The Woman in Samadhi
- 18. Yu Uses Her Full Strength
- 19. The Flower Hall on Buddha’s Birthday
- 20. Sonin’s Shadeless Tree
- 21. Linji Meets the Old Woman Driving the Ox
- 22. Jiyu-Kennett’s Not Bigger, Not Smaller
- 23. Jiaoan’s Sand in the Eye
- 24. Punnika and the Brahman’s Purification
- 25. Nyozen’s Pale Moon of Dawn
- II. Bring Me a Mustard Seed: Being Human
- 26. The Old Woman Burns Down the Hermitage
- 27. Zhaozhou’s Deeply Secret Mind
- 28. Miaozong’s Dharma Interview
- 29. Zhaozhou and the Old Woman’s Obstacles
- 30. Eshun’s Deep Thing
- 31. Ryonen Scars Her Face
- 32. Vasumitra Teaches Freedom from Passion
- 33. Zongchi and Bodhidharma’s Flesh
- 34. The Zen Mirror of Tokeiji
- 35. Yoshihime’s “Look, Look!”
- 36. The Old Woman, Zhaozhou, and the Tiger
- 37. Shotaku’s Paper Sword
- 38. Dipa Ma’s Fearless Daughters
- 39. Maylie Scott Meets Loneliness
- 40. Yasodhara’s Path
- 41. Bhadda Kapilani and Mahakassapa
- 42. Ikkyu and Kannon’s Messenger
- 43. Senjo and Her Soul Are Separated
- 44. Iron Grindstone Liu’s Feast
- 45. The Old Woman Recognizes Mazu
- 46. Satsujo Overthrows Hakuin
- 47. The Old Woman Steals Zhaozhou’s Bamboo Shoots
- 48. The Old Woman’s Relatives
- 49. Kisagotami’s Mustard Seed
- 50. Satsujo Weeps
- 51. Ziyong’s Last Teaching
- 52. Lingzhao Goes Firstès
- 53. Yuanji Knocks the Body Down
- 54. Anne Aitken’s “Get On and Go”
- 55. Permanence and Impermanence
- 56. Patacara’s Presence of Mind
- 57. Asan’s Dewdrop
- III. Why Do You Call Yourself a Woman? Words in the Midst of Wordlessness
- 58. The Goddess’s Transformations
- 59. Soma Rebukes Mara
- 60. Ziyong’s Ship of Compassion
- 61. Tara’s Vow
- 62. Dogen Sets the Record Straight
- 63. Mahapajapati Opens the Door
- 64. Changjingjin’s No Obstructions
- 65. Moshan’s Mountain Summit
- 66. Miaozong’s Disappointment
- 67. The Naga Princess’s Enlightenment
- 68. Ziyong’s Earth
- 69. Kongshi’s Bathhouse
- 70. Asan Claps Both Hands
- 71. Dongshan and the Old Woman’s Water Buckets
- 72. Satsujo Sits on the Lotus Sutra
- 73. The Old Woman’s Rice Cakes
- 74. Ling’s Question
- 75. Kakuzan Shido’s Dagger
- 76. The Old Woman and Naropa
- 77. Lingzhao’s Shining Grasses
- 78. Qiyuan and the Lotus Sutra
- 79. Dieu Nhan’s Without Words
- 80. Shiji Doesn’t Take Off Her Hat
- 81. Miaodao’s Falling into the Hole
- 82. Miaoxin’s Banner
- IV. I Saw You Fall Down So I’m Helping: The Path of Practice
- 83. Lingzhao’s Helping
- 84. Faxiang’s Recognition
- 85. Sujata’s Offering
- 86. Laywoman Pang’s Merit
- 87. Punna’s Offering
- 88. Khujjuttara Teaches the Dharma
- 89. The Old Woman’s Miraculous Powers
- 90. Bhikkhuni Kabilsingh Keeps the Precepts
- 91. Uppalavana and the Precepts
- 92. Dipa Ma and the Thief
- 93. The Goddess and the Flowers
- 94. Sona’s Mother and the Thieves
- 95. Songyong Doesn’t Undress
- 96. Maurine Stuart’s Whack
- 97. Fish-Basket Kuan Yin
- 98. The Old Woman and the Fire Poker
- 99. Let’s Become Enlightened Together
- 100. Darlene Cohen’s Skillful Means
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary and Background Information
- Sources and Translations of Koans
- Permissions and Copyrights
- Bibliography
- About the Contributors
- Index
- About the Editors
- Also Available from Wisdom Publications
- Copyright
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