New genres of Chan literature

I.  Discourse records (yulu 語錄): individual teachers

• e.g. Mazu lu 馬祖錄 (Record of Mazu), Linji lu 臨幾錄 (Record of Linji)

II.  "Lamp" (or "Flame") Records (denglu 燈錄): lineages

• e.g. Jingde chuan-deng lu  景德傳燈錄 (Jingde period [1004-1008] transmission of the lamp)

III.  Gong'an / kōan (公案) collections:

• Gateless Barrier (Wumenguan / Mumonkan 無門關)
              by Wumen Huikai / Mumon Ekai (1183-1260)
  
  

• Blue Cliff Record  (Biyanlu / Hekiganroku 碧巌録)
              by Xuedou Chongxian / Setchō Jūken (980-1052)
              and Yuanwu Keqin / Engo Kokugan (1063-1135)
  
  
• Book of Serenity (Congrong lu / Shōyō Roku 從容録)
              by Wansong Xingxiu / Banshō Gyōshū (1166-1246)