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Verses and Hymns of the Patriarchs of the Chan School contains hymns, meditation inscriptions, Dharma sayings, and instructional addresses by Chan patriarchs throughout the ages. The literary style is concise and forceful, with condensed meaning, combining the dual characteristics of sectarian admonition, poetic verse tradition, and monastic reading culture. Such materials are commonly found in Chan monastic liturgies, compilations of recorded sayings, and anthologies of patriarchal teachings, and are highly valuable for studying the language of Chan practice, the literary form of Buddhist verse, and the transmission of East Asian Chan culture. This item is marked as a Gozan edition and may be used to observe the layout and circulation of Chinese texts in Japanese Chan monastery printings.