Ch'an / Seon / Zen

The Buddha Shakyamuni, Five Past Buddhas, and Maitreya. Tibet, ca. 15th century, Wood with red pigment, gold, and ink. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Guidepost for the Hall of Pure Bliss, by Hongzhi

By Buddhism Now on 9 June 2017 • ( 0 )

Dwelling in peace and forgetting hardship, let go of adornments and become genuine. Chinese Zen master Hongzhi

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A Reading: Shunryu Suzuki ‘Zen and Excitement’

By Buddhism Now on 17 April 2017 • ( 0 )

A Reading: Shunryu Suzuki ‘Zen and Excitement’. About four minutes.

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Cold Mountain: Chinese poet Han Shan

By Buddhism Now on 26 December 2016 • ( 1 )

Han Shan wrote poems for everyone, not just the educated elite. A man free of spiritual doctrine, it is unclear whether or not he was a monk, whether he was a Buddhist or a Taoist, or both. It is not even certain he ever lived, but the poems do. Short film (about 30 minutes)

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Sutra Box with Dragons amid Clouds, China, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403–24) © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Snatching the Whiskers of a Dragon, by Master Kusan

By Buddhism Now on 9 December 2016 • ( 0 )

We keep on working. If we can continue in this manner for one to three weeks, suddenly our mind and truth will mesh; we will understand the cause and conditions of the big matter…

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The Power of Patriarchs: Qisong and Lineage in Chinese Buddhism

By Buddhism Now on 28 November 2016 • ( 0 )

This book provides a detailed biography with a focus on the influential historical writings he composed to defend Chan claims of a “mind-to-mind transmission” tracing back to the historical Buddha.

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Finial of a Buddhist Monk’s Staff (Shakujō)

Your own spiritual light will shine forth permanently, by Hui Neng

By Buddhism Now on 21 October 2016 • ( 0 )

Bhikkhu Zhi Chang, a native of Gui Xi of Xin Zhou, joined the Order in his childhood, and was very zealous in his efforts to realize the Essence of Mind. One day, he came to pay homage to the Patriarch,… Read More ›