<p>The Chanmen koujue 禅門口訣 was taught by Zhiyi 智顗. In this paper, I try to clarify the characteristics of the Chanmen koujue through comparison with the Shichan boluomi cidi famen 釈禅波羅蜜次第法門, the first lecture of Zhiyi. As a result, it became clear that the Chanmen koujue describeds how Zhiyi understood the various Chan contemplations.</p>
Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies (Indogaku Bukkyogaku Kenkyu) 68 (1), 214-218, 2019-12-20
Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies