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John Tarrant quote (found this from Rob Tourtelot)
... See moreThe Temple of Engakuji was destroyed by fire in 1374. The entire library was consumed and the rare books which the founder, Bukko, had brought from China were reduced to ashes. Priests of the Hachiman shrine came to Enkakuji, concerned about the tragic loss of these ancient texts.
Fumon, the master,
Shepherd’s purse
Bob Flaws • The Tao of Healthy Eating
Li Wen-hui says, “If a person makes an offering of the seven jewels while attached to form in the hopes of attaining merit, this is delusion. Moreover, the merit thereby attained cannot be considered great. It does not compare to the merit of purity, detachment and non-attainment, which is like space and without boundaries.”
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
The Buddha’s physical body was said to include a set of thirty-two attributes that included a protuberance on top of his head, a curl between his brows, long earlobes, blue eyes, skin the color of burnished gold, arms that hung down to his knees, flat feet, a retractable penis—thirty-two attributes in all—each of which was acquired as the result of
... See moreRed Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
Hui-neng says, “By merit is meant the respect and support of gods and people. When bodhisattvas practice charity, they seek nothing in return. Hence, the merit they receive is as immeasurable as the sky.”
