Zen: its origin and its significance
Bodhidharma, the "wall-gazing Brahman," and his immediate successors
Hui-neng the sixth patriarch
Hui-neng's fundamental insights
Ts'ung-shen of Chao-chou (778-897?)
Outstanding masters in the lineage of Shih-t'ou
Kuei-shan Ling-yu: the founder of the Kuei-yang house
Tung-shan Liang-chieh: founder of the Ts'ao-tung house
Lin-chi I-hsüan: founder of the house of Lin-chi (d. 866)
Yün-men Wen-yen: founder of the Yün-men house
The house of Fa-yen: Fa-yen Wen-i: founder of the Fa-yen house
Epilogue: Little sparks of Zen
Correspondence with D.T. Suzuki.
