Original enlightenment - Wikipedia
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Original enlightenment - Wikipedia
In other schools of Buddhism, awakening or bodhi seems remote and almost superhuman, something to be reached only after many lives of patient effort. But in Zen there is always the feeling that awakening is something quite natural, something startlingly obvious, which may occur at any moment. If it involves
Alan W. Watts • The Way of Zen
Again, Dzogchen posits that the state beyond suffering is not something apart from us to be attained, but rather the enduring condition of our own being, obscured by investment in the subject-object mode of perception and the resultant attempts to manipulate experience. As an expression of this view, its contemplative practices emphasize
... See moreand space and encourages all beings to realize their buddha-nature. It is the basic text of China’s Tientai and Japan’s Nichiren sects. Of six Chinese translations, three are still extant: those of Dharmaraksha (286), Kumarajiva (406), and Dharmagupta (601). There are also numerous
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
and finally Tung-shan, whose Dharma heir be became. His comments are quoted by Hung-lien. Ma-tsu(709-788), aka Tao-yi. Disciple of Huai-jang and proponent of the teachings that “the everyday mind is the Way” and “this mind is the Buddha.” Among his students were Nan-ch’uan, Pai-chang, and Ta-mei. His comments are quoted by Hung-lien. Madhyamaka.
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