Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Capping-Phrase Practice in Japanese Rinzai Zen 1
5. Phrases
6. Four-Character Phrases 101
7. Five-Character Phrases 179
8. Six-Character Phrases 225
9. Seven-Character Phrases 258
10. Eight-Character Phrases 313
11. Nine-Character Phrases 365
12. Ten-Character Phrases 369
13. Eleven-Character Phrases 455
14. Twelve-Character Verses 458
15. Thirteen-Character Phrases 482
16. Fourteen-Character Verses 484
17. Fifteen-Character Phrases 597
18. Sixteen-Character Phrases 599
19. Seventeen-Character Phrases 610
20. Eighteen-Character Phrases 613
21. Nineteen-Character Phrases 616
22. Twenty-Character Phrases 618
23. Twenty-One-and-More Character Phrases 622
24. Glossary 637
25. Bibliography 731
26. Index 749