Professor Lin Chong-an: Collected Buddhist Works of Lin Chong-an

Collected Buddhist Works of Lin Chong-an

I. Buddhist Books

01 An Inquiry into Buddhist Doctrine (1990, Torch of Wisdom Press)

02 An Inquiry into Buddhist Logic (1991, Torch of Wisdom Press)

03 An Inquiry into Tibetan Buddhism (1993, Torch of Wisdom Press)

04 An Inquiry into Indian Buddhism (1995, Torch of Wisdom Press)

05 The Buddhist View of Life and Cosmology (1994, Torch of Wisdom Press)

06 Daily Life Is Chan Practice (2000, Vipassana Education Publications)

07 The Middle Way and the Bodhi Path in the Āgama Sutras (2000, Daqian Publishing)

08 Basic Buddhist Terminology in Chinese, Tibetan, Sanskrit, and English (1991, Torch of Wisdom Press)

09 A Textbook of Tibetan Phonetics (1994, Listening Publishing)

10 A Textbook of Tibetan Grammar (2004, Vipassana Education Publications)

Translations:

11 The Method of Śamatha-Vipaśyanā Meditation (English to Chinese, 2000, Vipassana Education Publications)

12 A Manual of Vipassana Meditation (English to Chinese, 2000, Vipassana Education Publications)

13 Practical Vipassana Exercises (English to Chinese, 2000, Vipassana Education Publications)

14 The Right Way of Practice (English to Chinese, 2000, Vipassana Education Publications)

15 Mindfulness of Breathing and Contemplation of the Four Elements (English to Chinese, 2000, Vipassana Education Publications)

16 An Extensive Commentary on the Holy True Name Sutra of Mañjuśrī (Tibetan to Chinese, 2001, Listening Publishing)

17 Excerpts from the Precious Garland of Tenets (Tibetan to Chinese, 2004, included in Selected Works on the Origins and Thought of Buddhist Schools, Vipassana Education Publications)

II. Editorial Works

A. Buddhism and Vipassana Series (2000, Vipassana Education Publications)

Introductions to the meditation methods of: 1 Venerable U Vimalaramsi, 2 Venerable Sunlun, 3 Dhammarakkhita, 4 Luangpor Teean, 5 Achan Naeb, 6 Venerable Mahāsī, 7 Achan Chah, 8 Venerable Mahā Bua, and 9 Venerable Pa-Auk Sayadaw. (All compiled into the Vipassana Series, 2001, Daqian Publishing)

B. Buddhist Teaching Series (2003–2004, Vipassana Education Publications)

This series re-segments and punctuates the sutras and śāstras so that the passages are clear and distinct—easy to chant, analyze, and compare. Users can print the files directly (see www.insights.org.tw) onto A4 paper and bind them in order—cover, front matter, table of contents, main text, and copyright page—to form a complete textbook. The body text is set in 14-point font for comfortable reading.

A1 Saṃyukta Āgama — Section on Aggregates

A2 Saṃyukta Āgama — Section on Sense Bases

A3 Saṃyukta Āgama — Section on Dependent Origination

A4 Saṃyukta Āgama — Section on the Path

A5 Saṃyukta Āgama — Section on Disciples/Tathāgata

A6 Saṃyukta Āgama — Section on the Eight Assemblies

B1 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Vastusaṃgrahaṇī — Section on Aggregates, with Outline

B2 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Vastusaṃgrahaṇī — Section on Sense Bases, with Outline

B3 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Vastusaṃgrahaṇī — Section on Dependent Origination, with Outline

B4 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Vastusaṃgrahaṇī — Section on the Path, with Outline

C1 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Prakaraṇabhūmi — Pañcavijñānakāyasamprayuktā bhūmiḥ and Manobhūmi, with Outline

C2 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Prakaraṇabhūmi — The Three Bhūmis Beginning with Savitarkā, with Outline

C3 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Prakaraṇabhūmi — Samāhitādikā bhūmi, with Outline

(Samāhitā bhūmi, Asamāhitā bhūmi, Sacittikā bhūmi, Acittikā bhūmi, Pratyekabuddhabhūmi, Śaikṣabhūmi, and Aśaikṣabhūmi combined in one volume)

C4 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Prakaraṇabhūmi — The Three Bhūmis Beginning with Śrutamayī, with Outline

C5 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Prakaraṇabhūmi — Śrāvakabhūmi, with Outline

C6 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Prakaraṇabhūmi — Bodhisattvabhūmi, with Outline

D Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra — Viveka-saṃgrahaṇī, Paryāya-saṃgrahaṇī, and Vinaya-saṃgrahaṇī, with Outline

(Viveka-saṃgrahaṇī, Paryāya-saṃgrahaṇī, Vinaya-saṃgrahaṇī, and Mātṛkā combined in one volume)

F1 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Paryāya-saṃgrahaṇī — Adhikāras of Pañcavijñānakāyasamprayuktā bhūmiḥ and Manobhūmi, with Outline

F2 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Paryāya-saṃgrahaṇī — Adhikāras of the Three Bhūmis Beginning with Savitarkā, with Outline

F3 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Paryāya-saṃgrahaṇī — Adhikāras of Samāhitādikā bhūmi, with Outline

F4 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Paryāya-saṃgrahaṇī — Adhikāras of the Three Bhūmis Beginning with Śrutamayī, with Outline

F5 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Paryāya-saṃgrahaṇī — Adhikāras of Śrāvakabhūmi, with Outline

F6 Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra, Paryāya-saṃgrahaṇī — Adhikāras of Bodhisattvabhūmi, with Outline

G1 A Concise Edition of the Prakaranāryavācā-śāstra

G2 Dharmaskandha-pāda-śāstra

G3 Saṅgītiparyāya-pāda-śāstra

L Dīrgha Āgama

M1 Madhyama Āgama — First Six Vargas

M2 Madhyama Āgama — Middle Six Vargas

M3 Madhyama Āgama — Last Six Vargas

N1 Ekottara Āgama — First Five Dharmas

N2 Ekottara Āgama — Last Six Dharmas

S1 Selected Texts on the Life of Śākyamuni Buddha

S2 Selected Anthology of the Dhammapada

S3 Selections from the Itivuttaka and the Sutta-nipāta

S4 The Bodhisattva Path in the Early Buddhist Canon

U1 Selected Anthology of the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch

U2 Selected Anthology of the Prajñāpāramitā Sutras

U3 Detailed Table of Contents for the Abridged Commentary on the Abhisamayālaṃkāra

U4 Selected Works on the Origins and Thought of Buddhist Schools

Z1 Selected Buddhist Essays of Lin Chong-an

Z2 Collected Works on Vipassana Education

III. Research Papers

Unit 1 [Origins and Lineage of the Dharma]

1a The Buddha's Process of Meditation Practice (4th Chung-Hwa International Buddhist Conference, 2001)

1b A Study of the Classification of Teachings During the Buddha's Time and the Compilation of the Āgama Sutras (Vipassana Education, 2004)

1b' A Brief Look at the Formation of the Āgama Sutras from the Ninefold Classification of Teachings (Faguang Magazine 173, 2004)

1c A Study of the Compilation of the Āgama Sutras and the Origins of the Mahāyāna Sutras (Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, No. 4, 1991)

1d A Brief Look at the Dhammapada and the Evolution of Its Parables (Vipassana Education, 2004)

1d' A Brief Look at the Formation and Evolution of the Dhammapada (Faguang Magazine 174, 2004)

1e A Study of the Schisms Among Indian Buddhist Schools and Their Transmission Lineages (Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, No. 3, 1990)

1f A Brief Look at the Origins of Indian Buddhist Logic — An Examination Based on the Mahāvibhāṣā-śāstra (Faguang Magazine 81, 1996)

1g Alternative Interpretations Within the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra and Its Compilation (Faguang Magazine 158, 2002)

1g' The Content, Structure, and Compilation of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra and the Prakaranāryavācā-śāstra (Faguang Academic Forum 2002)

1h A Brief Look at the Archetype of the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch and Its Evolution (Faguang Magazine 172, 2004)

1i A Study of the Sutra Type and Compilation of the Itivuttaka

1j A Study of the Sutra Type and Compilation of the Ekottara Āgama

1k The Transmission and Development of Indian Buddhist Tantra (World Exoteric-Esoteric Buddhist Studies Conference, 1986)

1l The Origins and Thought of the Later Dissemination Period of Tibetan Buddhism (Tibetan Studies Newsletter 4, 1987)

Unit 2 [Buddhist Doctrine]

2a The System of Buddhist Knowledge Constructed in the Āgama Sutras (Buddhist Library Newsletter 31, 2002)

2b Teaching the Dharma as Seen in the Rāhula Sutta (Buddhist Studies Symposium — Buddhism and Life, 2002)

2c The Core Teachings of the Dīrgha Āgama and the Dīgha Nikāya (Faguang Academic Forum 2003)

2c' The [Three Trainings · Fixed Formulas] of the Dīrgha Āgama (Faguang Magazine 165, 2003)

2d An Exploration of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Faguang Magazine 91, 1997)

2e The Path to Buddhahood in the Āgama Sutras (Faguang Magazine 96, 1997)

2f A Study of Vedanānupassanā (Contemplation of Feelings) (Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, No. 9, 1996)

2g The Āgama Spirit in the Platform Sutra (Faguang Magazine 144, 2001)

2h A Preliminary Study on Correcting the Text of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Yuan Kuang Buddhist Journal, 2004)

2i The Bodhisattva Path in the Āgama Sutras — With a Discussion on the Emergence of the Prajñāpāramitā Sutras (Vipassana Education, 2004)

2j The Bodhisattva Path as Seen in the Bodhisattvabhūmi (Vipassana Education, 2004)

2k The Mādhyamaka View in the Āgama Sutras (Universal Gate Magazine 205, 1996)

2m On the Ten Benefits of Formulating Precepts and Whether Minor Precepts May Be Set Aside (Yuan Kuang New Journal 78, 2004)

Unit 3 [Meditation and Daily Life]

3a Realizing the Pure Land on Earth (3rd Chung-Hwa International Buddhist Conference, 1997)

3b Adapting Meditation Practice to Modern Life (9th International Buddhist Academic Conference, 1999)

3c Daily Life Chan, Dynamic Vipassana, and Buddha Recitation (2nd Cross-Strait Chan Studies Seminar, 1999)

3d The Practice of Life Education from a Buddhist Perspective (Religion and Life Education Academic Symposium, 2001)

3e Practical Principles and Methods of "Education of Awakening" ("Education of Awakening" Academic Symposium, 2000)

3f The Practical Dimension of Buddhist Psychology (Buddhism and Life Buddhist Studies Symposium, 2003)

3g The Practice of Śamatha-Vipaśyanā Methods During the Buddha's Time (Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, No. 10, 1997)

3h The True Dharma and the Practice of the Thirty-Seven Factors of Awakening (Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, No. 11, 1998)

3i An Investigation of Vipassana Meditation (Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal, No. 13, 2000)

3j The Thought of Tibetan Mahāmudrā (Journal of Ethnology, National Chengchi University 21, 1994)

3k The Practice of Śamatha and Vipaśyanā — With a Critique of the Śamatha and Vipaśyanā Sections of the Lamrim Chenmo (Journal of Ethnology, National Chengchi University 22, 1996)

Unit 4 [Philosophy, Logic, and Related Topics]

4a The Buddha-Nature Theory in Chinese and Tibetan Buddhism (collected in The Transmission and Development of Buddhist Thought, Sanmin Book Co., 1995)

4b The Core Propositions of Buddhist Ontology and Epistemology (Faguang Magazine 177, 2004)

4c The Buddhist Theory of Mind and Nature and Its Distinctive Features (Faguang, 2004)

4d A Brief Look at Mind-Nature and Buddha-Nature in the Platform Sutra (Vipassana Education, 2004)

4e Methods of Buddhist Studies and Their Characteristics (Faguang, 2004)

4f An Analysis of Tibetan Logical Formulae (Collected Essays Commemorating the Eighth Anniversary of the Passing of Professor Ouyang Wuwei, Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, 2000)

4g Understanding the Dharma Through Scientific Analogies (Vipassana Education, 2004)

4h Buddhism and Modern Science (1990 Fo Guang Shan International Buddhist Studies Conference)

4i An Analysis of English and Romanization Systems for Tibetan Script (Tibetan Studies Newsletter 2, 1986)

4j A Study of Valid and Invalid Reasons (Tibetan Studies Newsletter 10, 1990)

4k A Logical Analysis for Establishing the "Valid Person" (Tibetan Studies Newsletter 12, 1991)

Unit 5 [Short Essays and Lectures]

5a Good in the Beginning, Good in the Middle, and Good in the End (2000, 9)

5b The Worldly and the Transcendent (2000, 11)

5c Diligent Effort (2002, 11)

5d The Importance of Walking Meditation (2003, 6)

5e Sowing the Seeds of the Noble Ones (2003)

5f Resolving the Kosambī Incident (2004, 5)

5g Staying Focused on the Goal (2004, 3)

5h The Importance of Loving-Kindness Meditation (2004, 9)

5i The Stream of Vipassana (2003, 6)

5j Cultivating the Capacity for Vipassana (2004, 9)

5k Daily Life and Meditation Practice (Lecture at the Zhongdi Chan Study Society, Executive Yuan, 2001, 8)

5l Meditation in Daily Life (Lecture at Faguang Buddhist Research Institute, 2000, 3)