Rinzai Gigen was the founder of the Linji, or RINZAI school of Zen / Chan Buddhism during T'ang Dynasty China. He died in 866 AD. Information on Rinzai is based on the Linji Yulu, the Record of Linji. This book is a translation made by the author of this text, which is a record of Rinzai's teachings and episodes from his life. It is assumed to have been written by later disciples. It was originally published in 1976 by Shambhala under licence from the Buddhist Society and has been long out of print.