Quotes - Goroku

It is a record of the words of the founder's sermons, lectures, questions and answers, etc., recorded by those who were present at the event, or a compilation of records of the founder's Dharma words. It was born in Zen Buddhism, which placed importance on learning through personal encounters with other people, rather than on the acquisition of conceptual knowledge that relies on books, and it placed great importance on sayings. The Tang Dynasty's "Rinji Records" are a representative example. They were written in cursive prose with the aim of conveying principles without using flowery language. In Japan, sayings are also used as part of Dharma words. Representative works include "Tannisho," a record of Shinran's teachings by his disciple Yuien; "Kudensho," compiled by Kakunyo and containing Shinran's teachings that were passed down orally; "Shobogenzo Zuimonki," a record of Dogen's teachings written by his attendant Ejo; and "Ippen Shonin Goroku," a later collection of records of Ippen's sermons.

[Hiroyuki Ito]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

祖師の法話、説法、問答などの語を、その場に参随していた者が記録したもの、もしくは祖師の法語の記録類を集成したもの。書物に頼った観念的な知識の習得よりも、人格と人格との出会いによる体得を重視した禅宗で生まれ、語録が重視された。唐代の『臨済録』が代表的なものである。美辞麗句を用いることなく、道理を伝えることを目的にした筆録体の散文で記された。わが国では、法語のなかに語録をも含めて用いている。代表的な作品には、親鸞(しんらん)の法語を弟子の唯円(ゆいえん)が記録した『歎異抄(たんにしょう)』、口ずから伝えられた親鸞の法語を収める覚如(かくにょ)撰(せん)の『口伝鈔(くでんしょう)』、道元(どうげん)の説示を参随者懐弉(えじょう)が筆録した『正法眼蔵随聞記(しょうぼうげんぞうずいもんき)』、一遍(いっぺん)の法話の記録を後世になって集録した『一遍上人(しょうにん)語録』などがある。

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