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This book is a collection of quotations from Zen Master Jieyin Venerable Juefan Huihong. Works in this style were quite popular in the Song Dynasty. Readers who are interested in such topics should not miss this book. The work mainly contains more than 300 chapters of Huihong's conversations with the wise men in the forest about the noble deeds of the Buddha, various teachings in the jungle, the subtle edicts of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and the remaining remarks of the wise men and officials. Some people say that this book is a guide to Zen practice and learning, and it has been widely circulated in Zen forests since ancient times. This book is compiled after nearly ten years of accumulation based on the notes the author made when he was away from Shizi Mingxian. The content is substantial and readable. "Lin Jian Lu" preserves Buddhist biographies, deeds, anthologies, quotations, lamp records and many fragments of the author's words and deeds. It can also be used as a reference for writing historical biographies and has strong practical value. The most important feature of this book is its comprehensiveness. The records are not limited to one person, one thing, one time, one place, one subject, or one category. Whatever the author considers to be meaningful: whether it comes from a distinguished scholar or a famous scholar, from this dynasty or from previous generations; whether it is a story of another person or an experience of his own; whether it is found in written prefaces and verses or oral deeds; whether it is comments on people and events or feelings about reading scriptures and commentaries, all are recorded.

"Leng Zhai Night Talk" is an ancient poetry theory work written by Huihong, a monk in the Northern Song Dynasty. The style is somewhere between notes and poetry talks. It is mainly about poetry. It is often called "Yin Yuan You" by many people, especially Su Shi and Huang Tingjian. The book proposes and explains the theory of poetry by quoting poems, and also records many miscellaneous events. It has theoretical and historical value that cannot be ignored.