The Record of Linji: A New Translation of the Linjilu in the Light of Ten Japanese Zen CommentariesThe Linjilu (Record of Linji or LJL) is one of the foundational texts of Chan Zen Buddhist literature, and an accomplished work of baihua (vernacular) literature. Its indelibly memorable title character, the Master Linji, is himself an embodiment of the very teachings he propounds to his students: he is a true person, free of dithering; he exhibits the non verbal, unconstrained spontaneity of the buddha nature; he is always active, never passive; and