Sharing the teachings of the Dharma

Propagating the Chan tradition in Britain

The story of the founder of Dharma Drum Mountain

Master Sheng Yen's innovations in Chan Buddhism

Tracing the roots of Chan Buddhist thought

The first in a special series introducing Chan Buddhist concepts

Editor's note: Eric Johns (Dharma name: Hin Lic) is a lay Buddhist who chronicled his retreats and visits to masters in China throughout the latter months of 2012. His story continues with his me

Introduction   Koan is a Chan case study that is to be intuitively contemplated to awaken Gnosis. It may be formatted in the forms of story, dialogue, question and statement. Gnosis is self-discover