The intimate scale, informality of the figures’ poses, and landscape setting link the painting to Chan-style depictions of Shakyamuni — the human origin of the Buddha — as an ascetic descending from the mountains just prior to achieving Buddhahood…
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Illusion and truth are not two different things, by Shen Hui
‘All efforts to reach salvation are inadequate, are moves inside samsara’, if only the beings would recognize their own true face as that of the Tathagata whom they so eagerly seek…
Mishima Pass, Mount Fuji, and the Towering Cypress, by Katsushika Hokusai
Even Mount Fuji in the distance is dwarfed by the monumental tree…
What really works? By Ajahn Sumedho
Question: An academic friend of mine has done some research and come up with the theory that the historical Buddha didn’t really live, that the Buddhist teachings were of a later period. Is the personality of the Buddha important for… Read More ›
Experience your own Awareness: A Conversation on Chan (Zen) Buddhism with Bill Porter
Short film: A Conversation on Chan (Zen) Buddhism with Bill Porter. About 30 minutes
A taste of Zen: Heze Shenhui
Shenhui thus founded what became known as the Heze (in Japanese, Kataku) school of Zen. The branch largely died out during the early ninth century and is not remembered as a major school. Nevertheless, the doctrine of sudden enlightenment remained a central characteristic that defined the teaching styles and cultural flavour of later Chinese Zen…
An introduction to mindfulness meditation by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche (part 2)
Buddhist video: Part two: An introduction to mindfulness meditation by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche at Benchen Monastery on 27 April 2014. (about 1 hour 16 minutes)
Investigation of the Live Word, by Taego Pou
Do not do anything (good or bad) and do not even do this not-doing; then straightaway one reaches that place where there is no concern for external affairs, that vast and peaceful place where there are absolutely no obstructing thoughts…
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