
The Transmission of Light: Preface to the Chuandeng Lu Lectures
Throughout history, sacred texts such as the Indian Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita, Laozi's Tao Te Ching, Buddhist sutras, the Bible, and Confucius's I Ching have served specific purposes. These texts either described the state of enlightenment, recorded messages flowing from that enlightened state, or explained