December 08, 2009 Zen tradition Zen: Pali jhna Skt.

Dhyna Ch Ch'an Jpn Zen Kor Sn -only country in the world where Zen is dominant form of Buddhism

Japanese samurai found that Zen meditation help with relieving the fear of death. ...present moment awareness... Korea Neo-Confucianism (ChoSeung Dynasty) Buddhism was discouraged by gov't. Illegal for Buddhist monks to enter wall city of Korea. Large buddhist temples in mountains, primary practice, Zen practice. China - 9th century, Buddhism popular, but persecuted. two types of Buddhism survived: pureland and ch'an. Pureland appealed to the masses (farmers, etc) Ch'an training=do work, farm. Donations from laypeople, survive through donations Zen survived persecution well.

Japan Zen Master Zen Teacher Roshi Sensei

Korea Soen sa nim Ji do poep sa nim

Only Zen text (Prof knows) as sutra Six Grand Masters: Hui-neng was the last Zen Master. Rinzai Zen summon energy, focus energy on strong doubt and try to awaken as fast as possible. - big doubt, big awakening; small doubt, small awakening; no doubt, no awakening Soto Zen simply rest and cultivate sense of gratitude that your mind is already awake, although not manifested yet. Peaceful approach Chogye Order majority of Korean Buddhist. First Grand Master of Zen=Bodhidharma from India. Indian monk named Bodhidharma traveled to China...most things attributed to him, he most likely did not do. Crucial: Bodhidharma did not bring Zen to China from India. Zen is indigenous to China. Spread through Chinese cultural sphere. Bodhidharma sails, south-east then north Emperor Wu of Liang not Chinese, ancestors are Skeptomatics.

Bodhidharma and Emperor Wu talk.... Holder of Buddhist Heartseal Bodhidharma goes up to the mountains to meditate in a cave. People know, go to mountain cave to bring him food. Hui-k'o wants to see Bodhidharma. Someone tells Bodhidharma that Hui-k'o wants to see him. Bodhidharma tells him to wait. Waits from spring to winter. Cuts off his arm, tells attendant to bring arm to Bodhidharma, Bodhidharma agrees to see him. Hui-k'o says his mind is not at rest. Bodhidharma says if he shows him his mind, he will pacify it. Hui-k'o says he cannot show his mind. Bodhidharma: Then your mind is already pacified Hui-k'o awakens. Chinese: Mumon, lived several hundred years after Bodhidharma (over 600) Collecting large number of stories Jpn: Kouan Kor. Kong-an Gateless Gate passage. No gate barring it, can just walk right through. Hui- Neng aborigine southern ethnic group, which other people in his society look down upon. Illiterate. Gov't ruled by nerds. Pg 13: Spends a lot of time living with hunters. Social levity(?), the chance to become a Zen leader is equal. Direct intuitive realization. Hui Neng lives with mom. Hears a monk recite the Diamond Sutra. Realization. H needs to go and practice. Zen=multiple sudden realizations. Goes to monastery of Fifth Grand Master. Fifth Grand Master assigns Hui Neng to pound rice and chop wood. Hui Neng doesn't get to hear the talks, because of his social background (usually get more work). Fifth getting old, saying a successor is needed. Poetry contest. All monks feel that Shen hsui. Shen hsui writes poem. What does the poem mean? (He's going too fast) Shen hsui paints poem on the wall. GM says that it is a very good poem, if you practice, will help. GM tells Shen hsui that he still hasn't gotten it. *Hui Neng practiced in previous lives, so hearing teachings will snatch him back into Buddhism. Hui Neng hears Shen hsui's poem, walked to poem, gov't official reads poem out loud to Neng, Neng convinces gov't official to listen to his poem. Fifth GM tells everyone that it is still not it, but summons Neng to his room secretly. Gives Neng robe. Knows that many will not acknowledge him as the Sixth GM. Chin.Zhao Zhou Jpn. Joshu Platform Sutra sudden enlightenment vs gradual enlightenment. Sudden of the South, Gradual of the North. Hui Neng Shen hsiu Sudden awakening became very.... Buddha Nature Last line in Neng's poem references to Middle Way School Spiritual Practice School associated with Buddhism.

Bodhi is inherently pure, just use this mind and.... Pg14: Pg18: Clear mirror metaphor of dust....pg66 in daodejing Daoism. Platform Sutra words were very much like a daoist text. Also confucian influence on platform sutra: pg 31 Neng using distinction between substance and function. Samatha resting meditation Vipasyana Looking meditation Make distinction between resting meditation and looking meditation Chinese Zen is being about in your own experiences.... Dogen brough Soto Zen from China to Japan. Cook MajuSree, buddha of enlightened intelligence, appears over pot. Cook says, go away, I'l cooking, hit buddha. Pg 12-13: In Zen tradition, awakening=zen nature Know in your experience what true nature is=awakening. When you do not think of good, and do not think of bad, what is your original face? What was your original face before your parents were born? Man up in tree, hands tied behind back, feet bound. Holding on by a branch by mouth. A man with a gun asks, Why did Bodhidharma come to China? If he was awake, he didn't have any desires, so how could he move without desires. If you don't answer question, he will shoot, if you asnwer incorrectly, he will shoot. If you answer correctly, he will not shoot but you will fall and die. Pg9: Gradual cultivation will not get you there. Neng has explanation of why there are these sudden practices and graudal practices. Characteristic buddhist take on tradtion... Pg32: good friends... Gradual path is appropriate for some people, those not good at the practice. Zen Buddhist, do they make the pact to teach others...? The Four Great Vows Zen: your essential nature is already awake. Pg19: Pg33:your buddha nature is not a thing. Might be described as a way....experience. Pure Nature isprimordinarily pure, that.....sudden realization. Neng when the mind s even Alan Watts heresy: because your mind is inherently pure, there is no need to practice meditation. Subtle paradox of meditation in Zen. If you think you're going to attain awakening on sitting.... sitting practice. The objective to to manifest awake... completely there.