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| movement of Buddhism to China |
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from south Asia (India) to east Asia (China)
1st appearance via silk road |
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| Falun Gong and Tibetan Buddhism |
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buddhism not allowed/approved by chinese government
Dalai Lama head of state and religion
loyal to the independent state of Tibet |
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exists as separate school of Buddhism in China but rooted in India --> SUKHAVATIVYUHA Sutra
Amitabha Buddha
degenerate Dharma
begins in Chine in optional practice or separate sect
doesn't go very far in India |
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nothing is eternal, Buddhism goes through eras
First 500 yrs. after death of Buddha- well taught and practiced correctly
next 500 years- still taught but not practiced correctly, not expressing fruits
next 500 years (age of degenerate dharma)- not taught or practiced correctly, society suffers and things are miserable |
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| pureland buddhism practices |
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bodily worship, bowing
recitation of praise
resolution, resolve to be born in Pure land
contemplation/visualization of pure land
recitation of sutras
hymn singing |
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| age of degenerate buddhism in Japan |
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beginning of pureland buddhism in Japan
aristocracy over turned samarai warrior era
lots of wars
need an easy path |
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| Japanese Pureland Buddhism |
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greater simplification
nembutsu/vow 18 once with sincerity and faith |
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1. view of human nature- saw ignorance, greed, etc.
didn't believe he had the ability to gain enlightenment by himself
2. faith- it's not easy, reject all self effort, have to admit I can't do it, ** don't do anything
3. salvation now- conversion experience, like being born again
4. joy and gratitude |
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pure repetition of namuamidbutsu with faith
forget all other practices
for everyone, telling educated not to think that they better
should act as simple as poor people = * social teaching, anti-elitism
p.340 good man does meritous deeds for himself, not giving up to other people
wicked man accepted he's wicked |
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| matching concepts of Buddhism and Taoism |
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used Taoist words to translate Buddhist words
blending of the two
Dharma/bodhi = Tao = the way |
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author of Tao Te Ching
if you can talk about it then our not really talking about it
names don't capture the reality of Tao
name of the Tao is not Tao |
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origin of Heaven and Earth
life force continual producer and nurturer of life
2 parts:
1. nameless- ultimate origin, no desires, secrets
2. named- mother of all things, have desires, manifestations
**unlike Buddhism, really based on observation of nature, life comes from female
THEREFORE- always rid yourself of life's desires in order to see its secrets; but always allow yourself to have desires in order to observe its manifestations |
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bellows squirts air out on to fire
bellows is empty but air keeps coming out
wu = nothing, non-being
The Tao is wu which is infinitely creative
assume something that created reality and is therefore infinitely powerful
if it were SOMETHING then it could be used up,
**only because there is nothing there in the first place that it can be infinitely crative |
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| wu vs emptiness (buddhism) |
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wu = the ultimate first cause and everything comes from it
emptiness (buddhism) = not a foundation or first cause it is JUST INTERDEPENDENCE |
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clay becomes a cup or bowl by adding space/nothing
non-being = real, present, functioning
no need for ideas and labels, culture and language are the problem, freedom from conditioning |
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not doing, spontaneity, natural
humans should be one with the Tao and practice wu-wei |
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water like the Tao benefits all things by giving itself up to all forms of life
water always falling down, ends up in the lowly places (swamps, valleys) where life is created
does all this naturally, with out conscious thought |
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2nd greatest Taoist thinker next to Lao Tzu
extremely close to Zen Buddhism
non dualistic thinking- when this and that have no contrary there is access to the Tao
all views of right are products of social conditioning
everybody think they are right therefore right is infinite
we think there is both a this and a that, a that doesn't know they are a that and vice versa- we are egocentric, see our world as objective reality
WE must STOP dualistic thinking and return to nature |
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| sanskrit = clear mind, meditation |
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Zen (Chinese)
first origins of Ch'an sect are unknown |
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Japanese
blend of Indian Mahayana and Taoism |
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1st Zen patriarch
not much known, legends
moved from India to south China
practiced wall gazing meditation |
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Zen is...
1. not founded on words or scriptures
experiential
all scriptures are TOOLS
problem...how do you teach it ??
*answer 2. transmission from mind to mind
oral education, transmission between student and teacher
unbroken lineage- stretched all the way back to Buddha, depends on relationship of student and teacher
must pass lots of tests to become a teacher
**must demonstrate experiential knowledge which can only be measured by a zen master
3. direct pointing to the human mind
2 varieties (student and teacher)
4. to become a buddha just as you are
stink of enlightenment,
DONT CHANGE all Zen masters intensely individualistic |
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| direct pointing to the mind of the student |
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ex: what is Zen all about? the ant crawling across the floor
the point is to purposely confuse the student, thoughts stop and they see something
you already have the answer and you can only find it in your mind, trying to see the mind, thought process of the questions is the answer |
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| direct pointing to the human mind of the teacher |
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all day teacher demonstrates his mind
everything is a manifestation of Zen mind
teachers never explain anything but are teaching all the time
students needs to build up energy needed in order to have experiential awakening
student must find it himself
grandmotherly kindness = frustrating the student on purpose |
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| philosophical foundations of ZEN |
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** Zen would not say they have foundations
1. emptiness
no absolutes- spirituality of letting go
remove conditioning
strict via negativa= always negating things
no mind= state of mind that is free of conditioning
spontaneous behavior, no hesitation
2. thusness
ex: (maha) kasyapa- only monk who smiled when Shakyamuni buddha held up flower, "it's right in front of you"
see reality as it is
3. buddha nature
we are already enlightened
Zen- sudden enlightenment, trying to catch the mind |
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Ken(see) sho (nature)
early enlightenment experience |
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| Zen keeps buddhism ideas of |
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1. 4 noble truths- don't have an overpowering dukkha
2. bodhisattvha ideal |
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6th Zen patriarch
platform sutra
starts out extremely poor and makes his way to monastery
What are you looking for? Hui Neng answers with seeking no particular thing at all only buddha dharma |
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Chinese founder of Rinzai
no rituals or ceremonies
wu-wei- acting in present moment
dharma in Buddha = living in present moment in which Tao is fully present
kill any idea of buddha that you have
everything is in the present moment |
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| Rinzai - Chinese Ch'an and Japanese Zen |
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koan emphasized = means public case, puzzles assigned by Zen master to student, effective tool based on level of enlightenment
have paradox that makes them unable to be solved by logic or reason |
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| Soto (chinese Ch'an and japanese Zen) |
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founded by Dogen
doesn't use koan, to much emphasis on getting enlightenment when it is not gotten but experienced
just sitting- sitting in formal meditation and trying to see the mind as it is in the present momemnt
more natural and slow awakening |
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very famous
"does a dog have buddha nature or not"
answer no, because buddha nature is not a thing |
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great philosopher of modern Japan, philosophy is an expression of his enlightenment
study self = study false belief of self
to study yourself is to forget yourself, eliminate dualistic thinking
to forget yourself is to have the whole objective world in you have mirror mind, interdependence |
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| Zen (Takuan) vs Zen Buddhism |
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Zen= no mind training, historical perspective, Confucianism
Zen Buddhism = includes ethical teachings from Shakyamuni |
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connection between Zen and the arts
2 ways |
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1. Creativity- freeing the mind from conditioning and then expression of what they see
2. art is a form/expression of Zen that doesn’t use words, they still need some way to express it in some way |
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| from as a symbol of Zen mind |
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| just sitting there but is alert |
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Ryo = good kan= generous, large hearted
called himself Daigu = great fool Represents Zen ideal of 10th stage of Zen practice = returning to the marketplace/ center of human activity and help others around you live a blissful life
LOVE EVERYONE EQUALLY, ex: laid foot out so mosquitos could eat |
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| time and place where truth is manifest, every time and place truth is manifest, every single time and place reveals truth, tool for reaching insight |
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| student repeatedly sent away until they realize that koan study is not intellectual analysis or personal interpretation but a process of losing oneself in Mu, student must sit with mu and become mu |
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| reduction of delusive pride, when this limitation is accepted emancipation becomes possible |
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| 5 general categories followed by 3 further classifications |
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| 1st grouping of koans: Hosshin Koans |
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| dharma-body, universal oneness, students come to understand that all existence is buddha nature, things no longer appear to be separate they appear to be one, only in concept is the phenomenal realm split into manyness |
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| 2nd grouping of koans: kikan koans |
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| dynamism, spontaneity, directs attention to the mingling of the two aspects of life: oneness and many, spontaneity and freedom |
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| investigation of words, learn to avoid confusion about words and to express the inexpressible in a new and impactful way |
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| "difficult to pass through", hard to penetrate, ex: Bull Koan |
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| "crowning koans", used to cultivate imperturbability, the mind which remains unshakeable in the midst of everyday turmoil, bodhisattva |
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