Zōshū zoku dentōroku [Ch.: Zeng ji xu chuan deng lu; 増集續傳燈錄; Expanded Supplement to Records...
Six vols. 8vo, orig. blue semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title labels on upper covers (label on Vol. I somewhat defective), new stitching. [Kyoto]: Yao Kanbē 八尾勘兵衛, Preface by Nanshi Wenxiu dated 1417, but late 17th or 18th century.
First edition to be printed in Japan of this collection of the words and deeds of famous Chinese monks of the Chan (J.: Zen) 禪 lineages. The Expanded Supplement was edited by Nanshi Wenxiu 南石文琇 (1345-1418) over a period of 30 years. It was first published in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, in 1671, a considerable time after Nanshi’s death. We assume that... More