Luk, C.
Full Name[edit]
Lu K'uan Yü (Charles Luk)
Lu, K.
Born in Canton in 1898 and died in 1978. His first Master was Hutuktu of Sikang -an enlightened Great Lama. His second Master was the Venerable Ch'an Master Hsu Yun, the best-known modern Ch'an Master. Throughout his life Lu K'uan Yu contributed to Buddhist publications in India, London, Paris, and New York, for he passionately devoted his life to presenting Chinese Buddhist texts to Westerners because he wanted to preserve Buddhism. From "Ch'an and Zen Teaching"
Education[edit]
Affiliation[edit]
Ch'an
Other Information[edit]
Ch'an and Zen Teaching contents:
Ch'an and Zen Teaching Volume 1
- Master Hsu Yun's Discourses and Dharma Words (with aditional chapter)
- Stories of Six Ch'an Masters
- The Diamond Cutter of Doubts A commentary on the Diamond Sutra by Ch'an Master Han Shan
- A Straight Talk on the Heart Sutra by Ch'an Master Han Shan
Ch'an and Zen Teaching Volume 2
- The Forty Transmission Gathas
- The Stories of the Founders of Five Ch'an Sects
Ch'an and Zen Teaching Volume 3
- The Altar Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch The supreme Zen Sutra of Hui Neng
- Yung Chia's Song of Enlightnment by Ch'an Master Yung Chia
- The Sutra of Complete Enlightment by Ch'an Master Han Shan
Complete Bibliography
Ch'an and Zen Teaching, Series I, II, III
Rider, London 1960, 1975
Shambala Publications 1970, 1971
Century-Hutchinson 1987
Samuel Weiser 1993
Practical Buddhism
Rider, London 1971
Secrets of Chinese Meditation
Rider, London 1964, 1971
Weiser, 1969
The Surangama Sutra
Rider, London 1969, 1973
The Transmission of the Mind Outside the Teaching
Rider, London 1974
New York: Grove Press, 1975
The Vilamakirti Sutra
Shambala 1972
Taoist Yoga : Alchemy And Immortality
York Beach, Maine: Weiser, 1984, 1990
Samuel Weiser, 1973
Empty Cloud: the Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master Xu Yun
Longmead, Element Books, 1959, 1988
Rochester: Empty Cloud Press, 1974
Master Hsu Yun's Discourses and Dharma Words
The Corporate Buddha Educational Foundation 1996
Free Distribution: The Corporate Buddha Educational Foundation
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Publications[edit]
| English Phonetics | Charles Luk |
|---|---|
| Sort Name | Luk, Charles |
| Birth: | 1898 |
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| Death: | 1978 |
| Place of birth: | Guangdong province |
Tibetan calendar dates
Biographical Information
Charles Luk (1898-1978) (simplified Chinese: 陆宽昱; traditional Chinese: 陸寬昱; pinyin: Lù Kuānyù; Wade–Giles: Lu K'uan Yü; Jyutping: Luhk Fūn-Yūk) was an early translator of Chinese Buddhist texts and commentaries into the English language. He was born in Guangdong province, and moved later to Hong Kong, where he wrote most of his books.
Charles Luk often used the title Upāsaka (居士), e.g. "Upāsaka Lu K'uan Yü" (陸寬昱居士), referring to his role as a devout lay follower of Buddhism. His first Buddhist teacher was a tulku of Esoteric Buddhism, the Khutuktu of Xikang. Later he became a disciple of Hsu Yun, the famous inheritor of all five houses of the Chán school in China.[1] Master Hsu Yun personally asked Charles Luk to translate key Chinese Buddhist texts into English, so that Western Buddhists could have access to authentic teachings to assist their practice. Upon his death in 1978, this task was taken on by his British disciple Richard Hunn (1949–2006), also known as Upasaka Wen Shu - who edited the 1988 Element edition of Charles Luk's book entitled Empty Cloud: The Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master Xu Yun.
Charles Luk contributed broadly to Buddhist publications in India, London, Paris, and New York.
Translations:
- Shurangama Sutra (1966)
- Platform Sutra
- Vimalakirti Sutra (1972)
- Some works on Daoist Neidan meditation.
Other works:
- Ch'an and Zen Teachings, First Series (1960),
- Secrets of Chinese Meditation (1964)
- Ch'an and Zen Teachings, Second Series (1971),
- Practical Buddhism, Rider, (1971)
- Ch'an and Zen Teachings, Third Series (1973),
- Taoist Yoga: Alchemy And Immortality (1973)
- Empty Cloud: The Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master Xu Yun (1974)
- The Transmission of the Mind: Outside the Teaching (1974)
- Master Hsu Yun's Discourses and Dharma Words (1996)
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