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Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

non-duality

  • Caigentan 134. The mirror of Non-attachment

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    Juan

    If there is beauty there must be ugliness. If I do not boast of my beauty, how can anyone call me ugly?

  • Caigentan 108. Liberating non-duality

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    Juan

    Resentment is aroused when a man fails to receive rewards for a favour he has done others. So, instead of expecting rewards, he should forget about them, and therefore his resentment as well.

  • Lacked nothing before Caoxi

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    Ana

    Chan Master Xingsi ordained in childhood and later sought the Sixth Patriarch Huineng at Caoxi, becoming his foremost disciple. Shitou Xiqian arrived at Caoxi in Huineng’s final years. As the Patriarch prepared to enter nirvana, Xiqian pleaded: “To whom shall I turn after your passing?” Huineng’s dying guidance cut like lightning: “Seek Si” —…

  • It is the mind that is moving

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    Ana

    The venerable Master Yinzong was a significant figure in Buddhist history. Renowned during the Tang Dynasty for expounding sutras, he specialized in teaching the Nirvana Sutra and served as abbot of Guangzhou’s Faxing Temple (present-day Guangxiao Temple). After leaving Huangmei, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng once visited Faxing Temple to attend Yinzong’s lectures on the…

  • Dharma Buddha non-dual

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    Ana

    Master Sengcan was the third patriarch of Chinese Chan Buddhism and a direct disciple of Master Huike, who received the Dharma from Bodhidharma. He is best known for composing the seminal work “Xinxin Ming” (“Verses on the Faith-Mind”), which emphasizes the realization of non-duality and the oneness of mind and Buddha-nature.

  • The attendant who couldn’t see the Buddha

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    Ana

    National Teacher Huizhong (675-775CE), widely known as Nanyang Huizhong Guoshi or National Teacher Huizhong of Nanyang, was a revered Tang Dynasty Chan master. He served as imperial preceptor to three emperors (Xuanzong, Suzong, Daizong), earning the title “National Teacher” (imperial preceptor). Born in Zhuji, Yuezhou (modern-day Zhuji, Zhejiang Province), he mastered the sutras and…

  • No wisdom beyond clouds and water

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    Ana

    Chan Master Yaoshan Weiyan (751–834), also known as Weiyan, was a significant Chinese Chan (Zen) master during the Tang Dynasty. He is disciple of Shitou Xiqian, one of the key figures in the evolution of Chan. Master Weiyan’s monastic life was spent primarily at Yaoshan (Medicine Mountain), where he taught numerous students who went…

  • Go drink tea！

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    Ana

    Master Zhaozhou Congshen was a highly influential Chinese Chan Buddhist master of the Tang Dynasty. A key disciple of Master Nanquan Puyuan, he is celebrated for his profound yet unconventional wisdom expressed through paradoxical actions and dialogues (koans).

  • The Origin of the Dharma Name Tianran

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    Ana

    After becoming an ordained monk, Danxia traveled to Jiangxi to visit Master Mazu, thanking him for his earlier guidance.