Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. of Rutland, Vermont, and Tokyo, Japan, with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.

      © 1995 Nan Huai-chin

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Nan, Huai-chin.

       The story of Chinese Zen / by Nan Huai-chin.

       p. cm.

       ISBN 978-1-4629-0117-3

       1. Zen Buddhism—China. 2. Buddhism—China—History.

       3. China—Civilization—Zen influences. I. Title.

       BQ9262.9.C5N39 1995

       294.3'927'0951—dc20 95-23255

       CIP

      First Edition

       1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

      Cover design by Fran Skelly

       Printed in the United States of America