Zenmon Nenjushuu, 30 vols. In 10, [3]

Nenju

Youotsu, Ejin (1178-1234)

[Kyonggido[Korea]]

Ryuufukuji ; Kairyuuji

published between Chongzhen 7 and 9 (Ming Dynasty)

10 nos. ; 30.8×19.5cm

Zenmon Nenju-Shu is a collection of 1125 rules of wisdom (古則) and Nenji (拈頌), etc., edited by Shinkaku Kokushi Youotsu Ejin (1178-1234) and Shinkun (Enji's disciple) in 1226 at Soukei Shuzen Sha (曹渓修禅社). This volume includes Kosoku and Kouan, dating from Tou era (唐代) to Hoku Sou era (北宋代), and corresponding Nenjis, in which the patriarchs were put in order, according to the traditions of Zen Sects. In later period, it was considered as a particularly important book that it has been repeatedly printed, and it presumably gave a considerable impact on Korean Zen Sects. Having said that this work was extremely popular in Korea, it seemed that this book has not been published in Japan until the Modern era: only few printed versions were imported and the two sets of manuscripts were known to have existed.

References:Shiina. “The Material Significance of the Zenmon Nenju-Shu," in Journal of Indian and Buddhist studies 51-1, 2002. Shiina and Yanagida (eds.). Zengakutenseki Soukan, vol. 7. 1999.

30 vols. in 10 ; 1014 leaves, [1]:[Fly-leaf]: 1 leaf, v. 1: 33 leaves, v. 2: 35 leaves, v. 3: 33 leaves, [Fly-leaf]: 1 leaf, [2]: v. 4: 33 leaves, v. 5: 32 leaves, v. 6: 35 leaves, [3]: v. 7 :34 leaves, v. 8: 39 leaves, v. 9: 34 leaves, [4]: v. 10: 36 leaves, v. 11: 33 leaves, v. 12: 33 leaves, [5]: v. 13: 34 leaves, v. 14: 33 leaves, v. 15: 31 leaves, [6]: v. 16: 34 leaves, v. 17: 35 leaves, v. 18:32 leaves, [7]: v. 19:35 leaves, v. 20:33 leaves, v. 21:33 leaves, [8]: v. 22:33 leaves, v. 23: 33 leaves, v. 24: 33 leaves, [9]: v. 25: 33 leaves, v. 26: 35 leaves, v. 27: 35 leaves, [10]: v. 28: 34 leaves, v. 29 :32 leaves, v. 30: 34 leaves ; Outside size: 30.8×19.5cm ; Within single border (19.1×14.9 cm) ; text in 12 lines (21 letters) (vertical line in part) ; Hanshin (版心): 拈頌 ; 白口, 黒魚尾(花魚尾 etc. in varies) ; Tobiradai (扉題): 拈頌, Caption title (内題): 禅門拈頌集, End title (尾題):禅門拈頌集 ; Kozo paper ; On double-leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji) ; Reconstracted binding

識語:(冊1 末尾遊紙 1丁右) 「印紙施主辛酉生李永俊 保體 現増朴壽當生浄刹之願」 ; 刊記:(冊1 巻1 33丁左) 「崇禎七年六月日京畿道朔寧水清山龍腹寺開刊」, (冊5 巻14 33丁左) 「崇禎九年丙子元月日道峯山廻龍寺開版于□傳龍腹寺」, (冊9 巻27 35丁左) 「崇禎八季乙亥正月中澣日朔寧水清山竜腹寺」 ; 序文:(自序 冊1 1丁) 「真祐十四年丙戌仲冬海東曹渓山修禪社無衣子序」 ; 書き入れあり, 口訣あり ; 旧蔵:阿部無佛氏 ; 印記:(冊1-冊10 1丁右) 「無佛」, (冊2-冊10 1丁右) 朱文陽刻 「□□覺乗」, (冊3-冊10 1丁右)

Colophon (Shikigo 識語): 印紙施主辛酉生李永俊 保體 現増朴壽當生浄刹之願(last f. recto in v. 1) ; (Kanki 刊記): 崇禎七年六月日京畿道朔寧水清山龍腹寺開刊(f. 33 verso in v. 1), 崇禎九年丙子元月日道峯山廻龍寺開版于□傳龍腹寺(f. 33 verso in v. 14) , 崇禎八季乙亥正月中澣日朔寧水清山竜腹寺(f. 35 verso in v. 27) ; Preface by author: 真祐十四年丙戌仲冬海東曹渓山修禪社無衣子序 (f. 1 in v. 1) ; Komazawa University Library's copy has interlinear and marginal notes in black, and 無佛□□覺乗勝燦 stamped ; Former owners of the book: 阿部無佛

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