The World of Shih & Li of Tung-Shan
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from: Original Teachings of Ch’An Buddhism
Chang Chung-Yuan
Vintage Books
Chang Chung-Yuan
Vintage Books
Fourfold Dharmadhatu of Hua-Yen
1. The world of Shih (events)
Five Relations Between Universality and Particularity of Tung-ShanParticularity in Universality ![]() Universality in particularity When one stays in the centre of the market and is ready to engage in all kinds of work at any time, he is entitled to receive thirty blows, because he neglects the cultivation of li, or reality, or non-action. (Wan-Ju T’ung-Che)
Fourfold Dharmadhatu of Hua-Yen
2. The world of Li (reality) Five Relations Between Universality and Particularity of Tung-Shan
Enlightenment emerging from universality
Non-action (from which action emerges)
When one stays on top of the solitary peak and gazes at the sky, he may swallow all the Buddhas, past, present and future, in one gulp, but he will neglect the all-sentient beings. He should also be given thirty blows because he neglects shi, or action. (Wan-Ju T’ung-Che) |