Mansong Haengsu: Jongyongnok

Is it possible to attain enlightenment by hearing just a single word? A single volume of representative koan collections, rivaling the *Blue Cliff Record*, penetrates the essence of 100 koans. Zen masters of Zen Buddhism received a single line of koan from their teacher and suddenly attained enlightenment either immediately upon hearing the words or after ceaselessly contemplating them. A koan is a collection organized into anecdotes or dialogues in a structured format to clearly reveal the deep meaning of such koans. A koan collection is a compilation of important and core koans selected from a vast accumulation of existing ones, and the *Record of the Condor Heroes* is a collection of koans containing the core teachings of the Caodong School, one of the Five Schools of Zen Buddhism. As a representative collection of Zen Buddhist koans that rivals the *Blue Cliff Record* of the Linji School, it contains the wisdom passed down from Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen. *The Record of the Buddha's Teachings in One Volume* preserves the essence of the original koans while providing explanations that are easier and more concise than other commentaries, making it accessible to practitioners as well as general readers interested in Buddhist teachings. The commentary was provided by Venerable Hyeon, who served as a professor in the Department of Buddhist Studies and Dean of the Graduate School of Buddhist Studies at Dongguk University.

Korean title: 종용록

Korean author: 만송 행수

Korean publisher: 김영사

ISBN-13: 9788934981480