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The Blue Cliff Record (Chinese: 碧巖錄; pinyin: Bìyán Lù; Japanese: 碧巌録; rōmaji: Hekiganroku; Korean: 벽암록; romaja: Byeokamrok; Vietnamese: Bích nham lục) is a collection of Chan Buddhist kōans originally compiled in Song China in 1125, during the reign of Emperor Huizong, and then expanded into its present form by Chan master Yuanwu Keqin (1063–1135; Japanese pronunciation: Engo).

The book includes Yuanwu's annotations and commentary on 100 Verses on Old Cases (頌古百則), a compilation of 100 kōans collected by Xuedou Chongxian (980–1052; 雪竇重顯, Setcho). Xuedou selected 82 of these from the Song period work The Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp, with the remainder selected from the Yunmen Guanglu (雲門廣録, Extensive Record of Yunmen Wenyan, 864–949).

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Title	Speaker	Date
Tung Shan’s Poem Serial: BZ-00803A Shusho talk #1 Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Soto Zen, Lineage, Birth-and-Death, Offering,...	Ross Blum	May 18 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhidharma Serial: SF-03627 Sunday Lecture Forgiveness, Three Treasures, Mindfulness, Bodhidharma, Emptiness, Precepts, Blue...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 01 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Self Healing Subject-and-Object, Mindfulness, Blue Cliff Record, Mundane Life, Posture, Observe,...	Darlene Cohen	Aug 05 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Five Attributes of a Teacher Serial: SF-03218 One-day sitting Book of Serenity, Teacher-and-Student, Humility, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Jul 15 1995 Green Gulch Farm
Embracing Enlightenment Beyond Goals Serial: SF-01073 NB - no cassette visible in photo Fox, Dharma Transmission, Ceremony, Blue Cliff Record, Funeral, Suzuki Roshi,...	Pat Phelan	May 17 1995 Unknown
Mumonkan Case #35 Happiness, Blue Cliff Record, Separation, Interview, Buddha Nature, Attachment,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Feb 25 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Bendowa III: Falling into Emptiness, Story of Michael Serial: BZ-00952A Rohatsu Day 3 Blue Cliff Record, Samadhi, Bell, Heart Sutra, Funeral, Gratitude, Silence, Mahayana...	Maylie Scott	Dec 06 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #86 Serial: BZ-00957A Saturday Lecture BCR-86, Doubt, Buddha Nature, Gaining Mind, Light-and-Darkness, Duality, Blue Cliff...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 15 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Poem Serial: BZ-00962B No Gap; Don't Objectify, Saturday Lecture Tozan, Subject-and-Object, Separation, Practice Period, Subject-and-Object, Book of...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 16 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Perfection of Wisdom Serial: BZ-00231 Class 4 of 5 American, Bodhidharma, Blue Cliff Record, Interdependence, Happiness, Mahayana,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 14 1994 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Mumonkan Case #19: Mind is the Way Serial: BZ-00962A Lecture Ordinary Mind, First Principle, Blue Cliff Record, Practice Period, Bodhidharma,...	Ron Nestor	Apr 02 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Confidence and Maturity in Practice Serial: BZ-00963A Women's sitting Buddha Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Posture, Silence, Intuition, Chanting, Continuous...	Maylie Scott	Mar 20 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Conference of Buddhist Teachers: Ryozan Enkan’s Dragons (Keizan’s Denkoroku) Serial: BZ-00629B Lecture Dragons, Blue Cliff Record, Enemies, Instruction, Teacher-and-Student, Heart Sutra,...	Maylie Scott	Sep 11 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Embodied Awareness in Everyday Life Blue Cliff Record, Sutra, Sesshin, Offering, Religion	Edward Brown	Jun 30 1993
Blue Cliff Record Case #1: Bodhidharma’s Later Years Serial: BZ-00667A Lecture Bodhidharma, Eka, Buddha Mind, Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Practice Period,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 29 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record Case #1: Bodhidharma’s Coming from the West Serial: BZ-00665A Lecture Bodhidharma, Family Practice, Practice Period, Buddha Mind, Dharma Transmission,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 08 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Paramitas: Dana, Bodhisattva Context Serial: BZ-00610 Class 1 of 6 Mahayana, Mindfulness, Silence, Subject-and-Object, Blue Cliff Record, Four Noble...	Maylie Scott	Sep 17 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Ungan to Tozan Serial: BZ-00604 Class 5 of 6 Heart Sutra, Book of Serenity, Blue Cliff Record, Lineage, Five Ranks, Transmission,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 02 1992 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Sixth Patriarch, Sudden and Gradual Enlightenment Serial: BZ-00603 Class 4 of 6 Platform Sutra, Branching Streams, Four Noble Truths, Perfect Wisdom, Sixth Patriarch...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 26 1992 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Vimalakirti Sutra; Suffering Serial: BZ-00706B Rohatsu Day 3 Vimalakirti, Suffering, Duality, Manjushri, Oneness, Non-duality, Silence, Blue Cliff...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 03 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Infinity in the Present Realization, Avalokiteshvara, Blue Cliff Record, Posture, Thich Nhat Hanh	Edward Brown	Jul 25 1991
Bodhisattva’s Four Ways of Guidance: Reasonableness and Responsiveness Serial: BZ-00687A Lecture confusion, Blue Cliff Record, Bodhidharma, Evil, Silence, Right Speech, Separation,...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Jan 05 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #1 Blue Cliff Record, Buddha Mind, Posture, Offering, Avalokiteshvara, Repentance,...	Maylie Scott	Dec 11 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
August 7th, 1989, Serial No. 02818 Bodhidharma, Blue Cliff Record, Zazen	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 07 1989
Only Buddha and Buddha Lotus Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Bowing,...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Jul 15 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Sunday Lecture Mill Valley, Blue Cliff Record, Zazen, Buddha Nature, Liberation, Harmonizing, Suzuki...	Myogen Steve Stücky	Jul 09 1989 Green Gulch Farm
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-00826 Lecture, Sesshin day 5 Four Noble Truths, Precepts, Blue Cliff Record, Interview, Posture, Vow, Anger,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Jun 19 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Where the Hubless Active Wheel Turns Serial: BZ-00897B Saturday Lecture Heart Sutra, Blue Cliff Record, Discrimination, Non-discrimination, Bell, Separation...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 14 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
February 21st, 1988, Serial No. 01499 Serial: BZ-01499 Second day of sesshin at Green Gulch Farm. Blue Cliff Record, Lotus Sutra, Enemies, Concentration, Separation, Posture, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 21 1988 2 of 7 Green Gulch Farm
Blue Cliff Records 61 - Fuketsu's One Particle Of Dust Blue Cliff Record, Breath, Constancy, Freedom, Faith, Diversity, Greed, Religion,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 26 1971 Tassajara
Blue Cliff Records-43 Serial: SR-00032 Tozan's hot and cold. Blue Cliff Record, Emptiness, Pain, Monks, difficulty, Forms, Hate, Commitment,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 26 1969 Tassajara
Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha Serial: SR-00009 Sunday, March 9, 1969 Sokoji, San Francisco Koan story of sun-faced buddha, moon-faced buddha. Practicing while well or while sick. Accepting what we don't like.... Baso, Koan, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Composure, Discrimination, difficulty,...	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 09 1969 Sokoji
Inner Power of Practice Serial: SF-05137A SR017 - Track 1 - slow - Roshi Lecture - 12/2/67 - afternoon - copied Sesshin, Blue Cliff Record, Concentration, Precepts, Monastic Practice, New Year,...	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 02 1967 Tassajara
This Fascicle of Shobogenzo Serial: SF-05097F Sesshin Lecture 1966 Tape #2 Track 2: Suzuki 1pm lecture Friday Sesshin, Dogen, Shobogenzo, Blue Cliff Record, Attachment, Instruction, Freedom,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 19 1966 C Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records Case 45 Serial: SF-05097E Friday, August 19, 1966 Sesshin Lecture: Friday Evening, Lecture D Sokoji, San Francisco Blue Cliff Record, Sesshin, Joshu, Eiheiji, Observe, Diversity, Duality	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 19 1966 D Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-86, Ummon's Store-Room And Temple Gate - Commentary Serial: 65-07-00 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the July, 1965 Wind Bell The Hekigan Roku, translated into English by R.D.M. Shaw under the title of The Blue Cliff Records, is a famous... Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 1965 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-84, Yuima's Law Gate To The One And Only Serial: 65-04-00 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the April, 1965 Wind Bell The Hekigan Roku, translated into English by R.D.M. Shaw under the title of The Blue Cliff Records, is a famous... Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 1965 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-82, Dairyu's Immutable Law-Body Serial: 65-02-00 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the February, 1965 Wind Bell Translation and Commentary by Reverend Suzuki [Suzuki was often called Reverend back then] ... Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1965 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-75 Serial: 64-12-00 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the December, 1964 Wind Bell An edited summary of a lecture. --------------------------- [Prefatory Note by Shaw: The Ukyu of... Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-73, Baso's Four Propositions Serial: 64-11-00 Shunryu Suzuki Lecture from the November, 1964 Wind Bell An edited summary of a lecture. Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-51 Serial: 64-06-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. From the June 1964 Wind Bell—based on a lecture by Shunryu Suzuki Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-53 Serial: 64-05-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. From the May 1964 Wind Bell—based on a lecture by Shunryu Suzuki Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	May 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-52, Joshu's Donkeys Cross, Horses Cross Serial: 64-04-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — April, 1964 Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Apr 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-49 Serial: 64-03-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell lecture — March 1964 Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 26 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-49 (Q&A) Serial: 64-03-00-B ± February, 1964 FROM A LECTURE (Also from the March 1964 Wind Bell) The following is the gist of Reverend Suzuki's response to a question from one of his... Blue Cliff Record, Question-and-Answer,	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 26 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-46 Serial: 64-02-00 This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Wind Bell Lecture — February, 1964 Commentary by Reverend Shunryu Suzuki, Master, Zen Center. Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Feb 1964 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-40, Rikko's Heaven And Earth Serial: 63-12-00 December 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Dec 1963 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-36, Chosha's Strolling about Mountains and Waters Serial: 63-11-00 November 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 1963 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-30, Joshu's Large Radishes Serial: 63-09-00 September October 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Commentary by Reverend Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, Zen Center... Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Sep 1963 Sokoji
Blue Cliff Records-25 Serial: 63-07-00 July August 1963 Wind Bell Suzuki Roshi Lecture This is a brief edited summary of a Suzuki lecture. Blue Cliff Record,	Suzuki Roshi	Jul 1963 Sokoji

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