What is the end all be all manual on chan/zen or buddhism?

[duckfiasco]

I'm reading "Moon in a Dewdrop", which has many of Dogen's writings and expounds a bit on his history and philosophy. There are also many explanations and footnotes to make the texts easier to understand.

It seems like a good place to start at least

[Fa Dao]

Bodhidharma gave the Lankavatara Sutra to Hui Ke and told him that was all he needed...

[plwk]

Bodhidharma gave the Lankavatara Sutra to Hui Ke and told him that was all he needed...

And the 'demonstrable evidence' for this is....

[jundo cohen]

Oh, there are many good Buddhist books by many authors ... and one should read them, learn from them ...

But the "end all and be all" book of Zen is written by you in this moment on the open page of emptiness ...



Oh, sure, one is handed the Karma and other conditions of the story heretofore ... and we may not always find ourselves in the place we would wish ... but what happens from this instant is greatly up to our choices right here, our words, thoughts and acts. One can thus choose to write a tale of greed, anger and ignorance ... or Wisdom and Compassion ... as you will.

That is the "be all and end all manual", ever beginning and ending in every step and breath, without beginning or end ...

Gassho, J

[Fa Dao]

Plwk,
read the Bodhidharma Anthology by Prof. Jeffrey Broughton