The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

139 Pages·1987·5.34 MB·English

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THE ZEN TEACHING
Bodhidharma
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CONTENTS
Introducttxi on
OutlionfPe r acti3c e
BloodstSreermaomn 9
Wake-Sueprm on 4 7
BreakthrSoeurgmho n7 7
Notes1 15
INTRODUCTION
Buddhicsamm et oC hin2a,o oo yearasg oA.s e aralsyA .D. 6a 5,
communiotfBy u ddhmiosntk wsa sr eportleidv iunngd erro ypaal­
tronaignte h neo rthpearnr otfK iangPsruo vinncoetf, a frr otmh e
birthploafCc oen fucainudst ,h fier smto nkhsa dp robaabrlryi av ed
hundryeeda resa rliSeirn.ct eh ent,e nosft housaonfdI sn diaannd
CentrAasli amno nkhsa vjeo urnetyoCe hdi nbay l anadn ds eab,u t
amongt hosweh ob rougthhtet eachionftg hseB uddhtao C hina,
nonhea sh ada ni mpaccto mparatbotl hea otfB odhidharma.
Unknowtno a lblu ta fewd iscidpulreishn igls i fetBiomdeh,i ­
dharmiast hpea triaorfm cihl lioofZn esn B uddhiasntdss t udeonft s
kung-Hfeui .s t hseu bjoefcm ta nyl egenadsws e lAll.o nwgi tzhe n
andk ung-Bfoud,h idharrempao rteadllsbyor ougthetta o C hinTao.
keefpr ofma llaisnlge wehpi lmee ditathiecn ugot,ff h iesy eliadnsd,
wherteh efye ltle,ba u shgreesw .S intchee tne,ha a sb ecomteh bee v­
eragoefn oto nlmyo nkbsu te veryoinnet hOer ienFta.i thtfuotl h is
traditairtoinsi,tn sv aridaebpliBycto dhidhawrimtbahu lgilnigd,l ess
eyes.
Aso ftheanp pewnist lhe genidtsb',es c omiem posstiobs leep arate
facftr ofimct ioHni.s d ataersue n certaiinfn a;ct I,k nowa tl eaosnte
Buddhsicshto lwahrod oubtthsa Bto dhidhaervmeearx istBeudta. t
threi sokfw ritianbgo uatm anw hon evelri veIvd'e,s ketcahl eidk ely
biograbpahsye,od n t hee arlireescto radnsda fewo fm yo wns ur­
misetsop, r oviadb ea ckdrfooptr h see rmoanttsr ibuttohe idm .
Bodhidharwmaasb orna rountdhy ee a4r4 0i nK anchtih,ce a p­
itaolft hSeo utheIrnn dikainn gdoofmP allaHveaw .a sa Brahman
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younhge,w asc onvertteoBd u ddhiasnmd,l atheerr eceiivnesdt ruc­
tioinn t heD harmfar oPmr ajnatwahroamh, i fsa thheardi nvited
frotmh aen cieBnutd dhhiesatrt laonfMd a gadhIatw. a sP rajnatara
whoa lstoo lBdo dhidhatromg aot oC hinSai.n cteh et raditional
overlraonudtw ea sb lockbeytd h Heu nsa,n ds inPcael lhaavdac om­
mercitailet sh roughSoouutt heastB oAdshiiad,h alremfbaty s hip
frotmh nee arpboyr otfM ahaballipAufrtaesmrk. i rtitnhgeI ndian
coasatn dt heM alaPye ninsfuoltrah ryeeea rhsefi, n alalryr iviend
SoutheCrhni naar oun47d5 ·
Att hatti mteh ceo untwrya sd ividiendtt oh Neo rtheWrne ia nd
LiuS undgy nastTiheisds.i visoifCo hni nian taos erioefns o rthern
ands outhdeyrnna sthiaedb se guinnt heea rtlhyi credn tuarnydc on­
tinuuendt tihlec ountwraysr euniutnedde trh eS uid ynasitnty h e
latsei xctehn tuIrtwy a.sd uritnhgip se rioofdd i visainodsn t rife that
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thmeo rien tellseocuttuhaelrn perresf erprhiinlgo sopdhiisccauls sion
andt hien tuigtriavsoepf p rinciples.
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taxeasn dc onscrioprtw ihoosn o ugthhtpe r otecotfit ohnCe h urch
foort henro,n relirgeiaosusob,nu sct,l eaBruldyd hiwsamss preading
amontgh ceo mmopne opnloert ho ft hYea ngtIznet .hS eo utihtr, e ­
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itianlC hienkafnoagrn a udiewnicteEh m perWour o ft hLei andgy ­
nastsyu,c cestsoto hreL iuS ungD.u rintgh imse etitnhgee mperor
asked atbhoemu etr iotfp erformrienlgi gwioorukssa ,n dB odhi­
dharmrae sponwdietdth h ed octroifne em ptinThees se.m peror
didnu'ntd erstaanndBd o,d hidhalremftTha.e earlrieecsotr hdosw,­
evemre,n tinoons ucmhe eting.
Ina nyc asBeo,d hidhacrrmoas stehYdea ngtze-acctoorl deign­g
endo,n a hollroewe d-asnedtt liendt hNeo rthA.t fi rshtes tayed
neatrh Neo rtheWrenic apiotfaP li ngchIenn4 g9.4,w henE mperor
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oft heL oR ivemro,s to ft hem onklsi viinntg h eP ingchaernega
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intgo T ao-hsuFaunr'tshL eirv oefsE xemplMaoryn kst,h fier sdtr aft
ofw hicwha sw rittien6n 45 ,B odhidhaorrmdaa ianm eodn kb yt he
nameo fS heng-Wfhue.nt hcea piwtaaslm ovetdo L oyanSgh,e ng­
fu movetdo t heS outShi.n coer dinantoiromna lrleyq uiart ehsr ee­
yeaarp prenticBeosdhhiipd,h amrumsath avael reabdeye inn t he
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foBro dhidhaBrumtwa h.i lzee mn astehrasvc eo mea ndg onaet t he
tempfloetr h pea s1t, 50y0e ars, Bodhiistd hhoean rlmmyoa n ka ny-
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