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A Compilation of Koans
This section is an attempt to gather as many koans as possible from the web and organise them in this central place. In doin so, I strive to have not just the cases themselves, but the commentaries and introductions as well to help the practitioner who wishes to try koan practise on his own. If you know of any koans who are missing, and you have source, introduction and commentary/poem (besides the case itself of course) please submit them.
Note: This is a work in progress. Specific updates won't be listed on the Updates & News except with a "updated A Compilation of Koans" note. Look here for specific updates.
The Blue Cliff Record:
Case 5: Hsueh-feng’s Grain of Rice.
Case 6: Every day is a good day
Case 10: Mu Chou's Thieving Phoney
Case 11: Huang-Po’s Gobblers of Dregs
Case 24: Isan and Iron Grindstone Lu
Case 42: Layman Pang’s Good Snowflakes
The Transmission of Light:
Case 38: Teachings of the Insentient
The Book of Equanimity:
Book of Equanimity - Case 48: Vimalakirti's Nonduality
Book of Equanimity: Yang-shan's Mind and Environment
Mumonkan - The Gateless Gate: