Manual Of Zen Buddhism. The Ten Oxherding Pictures
by Shubun
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Manual Of Zen Buddhism. Vi. The Buddhist : VI. THE BUDDHIST STATUES AND PICTURES IN A ZEN MONASTERY Visitors to a Zen monastery in Japan will be greeted by various Buddhist figures enshrined in the different parts of the institution. This section is devoted to the description of such figures. I. THE BUDDHA Each Buddhist sect in Japan h...
Manual Of Zen Buddhism. Introduction : MANUAL OF ZEN BUDDHISM DAISETZ TEITARO SUZUKI, D.LITT. Professor Of Buddhist Philosophy In The Otani University, Kyoto [1935] [scanned At Www.sacred-texts.com October 2000] CONTENTS EDITOR'S FOREWORD EDITOR'S NOTE AUTHOR'S PREFACE I. GATHAS AND PRAYERS 1. On Opening the Sutra 2. Confession 3...
Manual Of Zen Buddhism. Iii. The Sutras : III. THE SUTRAS The sutras most read in Zen are the "Shingyo" ("Prajnaparamitahridaya"), the "Kwannongyo" ("Samantamukha-parivarta"), and the "Kongokyo" ("Vajracchedika"). The "Shingyo" being the shortest is read on almost all occasions. The "Ryoga" ("Lankavatara") is historically significant, but...
Manual Of Zen Buddhism. I. Gathas And Prayers : I. GATHAS AND PRAYERS Gatha is a Sanskrit term meaning "verse" or "hymn". In Buddhist literature it is used to designate the versified portion of the sutras. Chinese scholars have adopted this word for their Versified compositions, which are known as "chieh", an abbreviation of "chieh-t'o"...
Manual Of Zen Buddhism. Ii. The Dharanis : II. THE DHARANIS Properly speaking, the dharani has no legitimate place in Zen. That it has nevertheless crept into its daily service is clue to the general characteristics of Chinese Buddhism of the Sung dynasty, when the Japanese Zen masters visited China and imported it as they found it then...
Manual Of Zen Buddhism. Iv. From The Chinese : IV. FROM THE CHINESE ZEN MASTERS There is a large mass of literature to be called especially Zen because of its style and terminology. Until the time of Hui-neng (Yeno in Japanese) and his immediate disciples, there was not much, as far as literary expressions were concerned, to distinguish...
Manual Of Zen Buddhism. V. From The Japanese : V. FROM THE JAPANESE ZEN MASTERS Dai-o (1235-I308), Daito (1282-1336), and Kwanzan (1277-1360) are the three outstanding luminaries in the history of the Japanese Rinzai school of Zen. All the masters of this school now in Japan are their descendants. Dai-o went to China and studied under Kido...
Next. Introduction : THE TEN OXHERDING PICTURES FROM THE MANUAL OF ZEN BUDDHISM, D.T. SUZUKI BY SHUBUN (15TH CENTURY) 1. Undisciplined With his horns fiercely projected in the air the beast snorts, Madly running over the mountain paths, farther and farther he goes astray! A dark cloud is spread across the entrance...
