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Ynmn Wny n (862 or 864-949 CE), ( ; Japanese: Ummon Bun'en; he is also vari Unmon", "Ummon Daishi", "Ummon Zenji"), was a Chinese Zen Master in Tang-era Chi na. He founded one of the five major schools of Chan (Chinese Zen), the "Yunmen School", after succeeding his master, Xuefeng Yicun (Japanese: Seppo) (822-908), for whom he had served as a head monk. Yunmen as abbot was succeeded by Dongsha n Shouchu (Japanese: T zan Shusho), who would be succeeded by Suhotsu i .. See this and more articles and videos below. Bodhidharma Quotes Archives on Bodhidharma Quotes Bodhidharma Quotes Go beyond language. Go Beyong Thought.Bodhidharma Quotes, Bodhidharma, Buddhist Quotes Discrimination with no-mind is right. Discrimination with mind is Wrong. When on e transcends right and wrong, he is truly right. - BodhidharmaZen Masters Quotes , Zen Masters, Zen, No-Mind, Master When your mind doesn'st stir inside, the world doesn'st arise outside. When the world and the mind are both transparent, this is true vision. And such understan ding is true understanding. - BodhidharmaZen Masters Quotes, Zen Masters, Zen, U nderstanding, Master All buddhas preach emptiness. Why? Because they wish to crush the concrete ideas of the students. If a student even clings to an idea of emptiness, he betrays a ll buddhas. One clings to life although there is nothing to be called life; anot her clings to death although there is nothing to be called death. In reality the re is nothing to be born, Consequently there is nothing to perish. - Bodhidharma Zen Masters Quotes, Zen Masters, Zen, Life, Reality Mind is like the wood or stone from which a person carves an image. If he carves a dragon or a tiger, and seeing it fears it, he is like a stupid person creatin g a picture of hell and then afraid to face it. If he does not fear it, then his unnecessary thoughts will vanish. Part of the mind produces sight, sound, taste , odor and sensibility, and from them raises greed, anger and ignorance with al] their accompanying likes and dislikes. - BodhidharmaZen Masters Quotes, Zen Mas ters, Zen, Anger, Master

A sagacious student does not depend on his teacher'ss words, but uses his own ex perience to find the truth. A dull student depends on coming to a gradual unders tanding through his teacher'ss word: a teacher has two kinds of students; one he ars the teacher'ss words without clinging to the material nor to the immaterial, without attaching to form or to nonform, Without thinking of animate objects or of inanimate objects... This is the Sagacious student; the other, who is avid f or understanding, accumulates meanings, and mixes good and bad, is the dull stud ent. - BodhidharmaZen Masters Quotes, Zen Masters, Zen, Truth, Master * Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary on Bodhidharma Bodhidharma (Sanskrit). Wisdom-religion; or the wisdom contained in Dharma (ethi cs). Also the name of a great Arhat Kshatriya (one of the warrior-caste), the so n of a king. It was Panyatara, his guru, who "gave him the name Bodhidharma to m ark his understanding (bodhi) of the Law (dharma) of Buddha". (Chin. San. Diet.) . Bodhidharma, who flourished in the sixth century, travelled to China, whereto he brought a precious relic, namely, the almsbowl of the Lord Buddha. (See also: Bodhidharma, Theosophy, Spirituality, Body mind and Soul, ) * Encyclopedia - Yunmen Wenyan

Ynmn Wny n (862 or 864-949 CE), ( ; Japanese: Ummon Bun'en; he is also vari Unmon", "Ummon Daishi", "Ummon Zenji"), was a Chinese Zen Master in Tang-era Chi na. He founded one of the five major schools of Chan (Chinese Zen), the "Yunmen School", after succeeding his master, Xuefeng Yicun (Japanese: Seppo) (822-908), for whom he had served as a head monk. Yunmen as abbot was succeeded by Dongsha n Shouchu (Japanese: T zan Shusho), who would be succeeded by Suhotsu i ... Includi ng: * Yunmen Wenyan - Biography * Yunmen Wenyan - Teachings * Yunmen Wenyan - Koans * Yunmen Wenyan - Quotes * Yunmen Wenyan - Trivia Read more here: Yunmen Wenyan: Encyclopedia - Yunmen Wenyan * Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary on Other-Power Other-Power The issue of other-power (Buddhas' power) is often misunderstood and glossed ove r by many Buddhists. However, it must be pointed out that, in Buddhism, other-po wer is absolutely necessary if a Bodhisattva is to attain Ultimate Enlightenment . The Lankavatara Sutra (the only sutra recommended by Bodhidharma) and the Avatam saka Sutra (described by D.T. Suzuki as the epitome of Buddhist thought) are emp hatically clear on this point: As long as (conversion) is an experience and not mere understanding, it is evide nt that self-discipline plays an important role in the Buddhist life . but .. we must not forget the fact that the Lanka (Lankavatara Sutra) also emphasizes the necessity of the Buddha's power being added to the Bodhisattvas', in their upwa rd course of spiritual development and in the accomplishment of their great task

of world salvation. (Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, tr., The Lankavatara Sutra, p. xvi ii.) The Avatamsaka Sutra states: Having purified wisdom and means in the seventh sta ge ... The great sages attain acceptance of non-origination ... On the basis of their previous resolution, the buddhas further exhort them ...: "Though you have extinguished the burning of the fire of affliction, Having seen the world still afflicted, remember your past vows; Having thought of the welfare of the world, work in quest Of the cause of knowledge, for the liberation of the world." (T. Cleary, tr., The Flower Ornament Sutra, Vol II, p. 86) See also "Easy Path of Practice." (See also: Other-Power, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul ) * New Age Spirituality Dictionary on Zen Zen (Japanese- "meditation") A branch of Mahayana Buddhism believed to have originat ed in India from the teachings of a Buddhist master, Bodhidharma, about 600 BC, but traced back by advocates to the Buddha himself. Practitioners seek satori (sudden illumination enabling bliss and harmony), whic h cannot be explained but only experienced. Techniques include zazen (sitting me ditation techniques) and koans, which are short riddles or sayings. The koans (w hich number about 1700) are not designed to have cognitive answers but to promot e the experience of Zen (See also: Zen, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul ) * Spiritual - TheosophyDictionary on Shin-sieu Shin-sieu (Chinese) A sage and seer; the sixth Buddhist Patriarch of North China who taught the esoteric doctrine of bodhidharma, one of whose sayings appears i n The Voice of the Silence: "For mind is like a mirror; it gathers dust while it reflects. It needs the gentle breezes of Soul Wisdom to brush away the dust of our illusions. Seek, O Beginner, to blend thy Mind and Soul"; "The human mind is like a mirror which attracts and reflects every atom of dust, and has to be, li ke that mirror, watched over and dusted every day" (VS 26, 83). (See also: Shin-sieu, Mysticism, ) * Encyclopedia II - Yunmen Wenyan - Koans A monk once asked Ummon, "What is the Buddha?" Ummon answered thusly: "A dried s hit-stick!" Note: A 'dry shit stick' was the medieval equivalent of toilet paper . Hence Yunmen's reply is sometimes translated as "Something to wipe your arse o n!" The meaning of this apparently disrespectful statement is that ultimate real ity is present in even the most lowly and insignificant places. ... Read more here: Yunmen Wenyan: Encyclopedia II - Yunmen Wenyan - Koans * Encyclopedia II - Yunmen Wenyan - Teachings Yunmen was renowned for his forceful and direct yet subtle teaching and for his wisdom and skill at oratory; fittingly, Yunmen is one of the greatest pioneers o f "live words", "old cases", and paradoxical statements that would later evolve

into the koan tradition, along with Zhaozhou (Japanese: J sh Jshin). He also famously s pecialized in apparently meaningless single word answers, like "Guan!" (literall y, "barrier" or "frontier pass") these were called "Yunmen's One Word Barriers". Mo st were collected in the Ynm ... Read more here: Yunmen Wenyan: Encyclopedia II - Yunmen Wenyan - Teachings * Encyclopedia II - Yunmen Wenyan - Biography Yunmen was born in the town of Jiaxing near Suzhou to the Zhang family (but late r as a monk he would take the name Wenyan; to avoid confusion he will be referre d to his later name of Yunmen), apparently in 864 CE. His birth-year is uncertai n; the two memorial stele at the Yunmen monastery mention he was 86 years old wh en he died in 949 CE, which when adjusted yields 864 as his birth year. But whil e still a boy, Yunmen became a monk under a "commandment master" named Zhi Cheng (as Miura and Sasaki describe it Read more here: Yunmen Wenyan: Encyclopedia II - Yunmen Wenyan - Biography * The Essence Of All Religion - Laya Yoga Laya Yoga - The Essence Of All Religion Yoga is the essence of every religion and is that what all religions have in com mon. If a man really wants to go deeply into the mystical and spiritual essence of their religion, then he or she comes to practise yoga. We say that yoga is no t a religion in a sense of an individual creed or a sect separating from others, we also say that yoga is the substance and profundity of every religion and its inner cult. That is why one can be a member of every religious society and prac tise yoga. Two rules, or if one prefers, two commandments present in all scriptu res such as Veda, Koran or the Bible are as if two angelic, divine wings of the Laya Yoga training. " Be holy because I am Holy" and " Be so perfect as your Hea venly Father is" these are the signs of an authentic, spiritual path of universa l life. Read more here: Laya Yoga: The Essence Of All Religion - Laya Yoga * Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhism - Religious interactions The length of the Greek presence in Central Asia and northern India provided opp ortunities for interaction, not only on the artistic, but also on the religious plane. Greco-Buddhism - Alexander the Great in Bactria and India 331-325. When A lexander conquered the Bactrian and Gandharan regions, these areas may already h ave been under Buddhist influence. According to a legend preserved in Pali, the language of the Theravada canon, two merchant brothers from Bactria, named Tapas su and Bhallika, visited the Buddha and became his disciples. They then ret ... Read more here: Greco-Buddhism: Encyclopedia II - Greco-Buddhism - Religious int eractions * Encyclopedia - Greco-Buddhism Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Grco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism betwee n the culture of Classical Greece and Buddhism, which developed over a period of close to 800 years in Central Asia in the area corresponding to modern-day Afgh anistan and Pakistan, between the 4th century BCE and the 5th century CE. GrecoBuddhism influenced the artistic (and, possibly, conceptual) development of Budd hism, and in particular Mahayana Buddhism, before it was adopted by Central and Northeastern Asia from the 1st century CE, ultima ... Including:

* Greco-Buddhism - Historical outline * Greco-Buddhism - Religious interactions + Greco-Buddhism - Alexander the Great in Bactria and India 331325 + Greco-Buddhism - The Mauryan empire 322 183 BCE

+ Greco-Buddhism - The Greek presence in Bactria 325 to 125 BCE + Greco-Buddhism - The Indo-Greek kingdom and Buddhism 180 BCE E + Greco-Buddhism - The Kushan empire 1st 3rd century CE * Greco-Buddhism - Artistic influences + Greco-Buddhism - The anthropomorphic representation of the Bud dha + Greco-Buddhism - A Hellenized Buddhist pantheon * Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the rise of the Mahayana + Greco-Buddhism - Conceptual influences + Greco-Buddhism - Gandharan proselytism * Greco-Buddhism - Intellectual influences in Asia * Greco-Buddhism - Greco-Buddhism and the West + Greco-Buddhism - Exchanges + Greco-Buddhism - Religious influences * Greco-Buddhism - Notes Read more here: Greco-Buddhism: Encyclopedia - Greco-Buddhism * Wiccan Pagan Dictionary on KARMA KARMA 1. the belief that ones thoughts and deed can be counted against or for them to t heir spirtual growth by counted against or for them to their spirtual growth dur ing several life times in Sanskrit, it means action. Follow the law of cause and e ffect (TRASB) 2. action, measure of attachment, ones worldly circumstances, psychological develop ment and level of consciousness, often distinguishes as good of bad Karma, thoug h in Indian tradition, all Karma is to transcended: Imperfections that are washe d or burned by yoga, meditation, service, cultivating the Dharma or other spirtu al practice. That which is created so long as one doesnt realize ones original nat ure. (Bodhidharma) Consequences of a thought, word or deed; reaping what is sown . Sum of the consequences of ones thoughts, words, or deeds in this and previous lifetimes. Chain of moral cause and effect. Force generated by consciousness or actions that conditions this and future lives. Fate, the natural and necessary h appenings of ones lifetime, preconditioned by ones past lifetimes. moral debt, wor 10 C

ked out and repaid usually gradually, for past actions. That which the individua l has instituted, carried forward, endorsed, omitted to do, or has done right, t hrough the ages until the present moment mythical rock symbolizing peace and cou rage. (Vietnamese) (NAD) (See also: KARMA, Wiccan Pagan, Paganism, ) * Zen and Buddhism Dictionary on Bodhidharma Bodhidharma: (Daruma in Japanese) In this book he is credited with popularizing Ch'an during the early sixth century C.E. He is also considered, in this book, t o be the first eccentric Zen master. Other researchers have credited Bodhidharma with being the founder of Zen. See also Tao-sheng. (See also: Bodhidharma, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Zen and Buddhism Dictionary on Tao-sheng Tao-sheng: A Buddhist monk, who lived ca. 360-434 C.E. He is credited with found ing Ch'an (Zen). See also Bodhidharma. (See also: Tao-sheng, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary on Lankavatara Sutra Lankavatara Sutra The only sutra recommended by Bodhidharma, the First Zen Patriarch in China. It is a key Zen text, along with the Diamond Sutra (recommended by the Sixth Patria rch), the Surangama Sutra, the Vimalakirti Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra ... The l ast four sutras are referred to frequently in Pure Land commentaries. (See also: Lankavatara Sutra, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul ) * Spiritual - TheosophyDictionary on Bodhidharma Bodhidharma (Sanskrit) (from bodhi wisdom + dharma law, spiritual ethics) Wisdom-religion, the wisdom involved in the teachings concerning reality. Also a great arhat Kshatriya (460?-534) who traveled to China, and was instrumen tal in disseminating Buddhist teachings there. His guru, Panyatara, is said to h ave given him the name Bodhidharma to mark his understanding (bodhi) of the Law (dharma) of the Buddha. (See also: Bodhidharma , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultis m Dictionary) * Zen Buddhist Dictionary Zen Buddhism: Zen Buddhist Dictionary

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