Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1

Part One: Koans of the Buddha
1. The Buddha Holds Up a Flower 7
2. A Woman Comes Out of Meditation 22
3. A Non-Buddhist Questions the Buddha 33

Part Two: Koans of the Great Lay Practitioners
4. Vimalakiru's Gate of Nonduality 47
5. Bodhisattva Fu Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 63
6. Layman P'ang's Beautiful Snowflakes 2

Part Three: Koans of Our Lives
7. Goso's No Words or Silence 91
8. Dogo Expresses Condolences 101
9. Tosotsu's Three Barriers 111
10. Kicking Over the Pitcher 129
11. Kempo's One Way 142

Notes 157
Glossary 161
Bibliography 171