Mind is Buddha: Mazu's sermons and utterances (in Estonian) (Chinese Edition)

The main character of the book Mind is Buddha: Mazu's sermons and utterances is the Chinese chan teacher Mazu Daoyi (709-788) who is considered to be the founder of the classical chan and pioneer of the linji school, which is popular even nowadays. Mazu s sermons and utterances was first published on the 11th century. The first and second part of the manuscript are very close to the original, being based on the writings of Mazu's students. The third part (utterances), however, is based on later sources and Mazu is depicted as a radical chan teacher who surprises his students with unexcpected words and behaviour, sometimes even using his hands and feet, to help them towards understanding. Mazu's sermons and utterances is the first complete Buddhist text to be Estonianised from Classical Chinese. The original text in Chinese has been added to the translation, in addition to an elaborate commentary and a comprehensive preface.