RG ST 21 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Huang Bo, Aphorism, Mahayana
30 Oct 2018
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Established set of rules for monastic discipline. Trying to best each other in game of wits. Took vows for chan-- more aligned with mahayana vows, personal liberation. Different backgrounds, any education background, etc. everyone"s the same. Noted for introducing the principle of manual labor into the monastic routine. Remembered for the aphorism: a day without work is a day without food. Student must surpass masters, realization must be higher than teacher"s to keep the energy active in tradition. No-holds-barred teaching method with lots of shouts and blows. (cid:396)all buddhas and sentient beings are nothing but the one mind, besides which nothing exists. (cid:397) Radical claim, the idea of (cid:396)one mind(cid:397) Taught by abrupt, harsh encounters with students in induce/provoke enlightenment. Skillful means to break through the barrier to true enlightenment. Methods included shouting and striking, in some cases using a staff. Lin ji"s tradition became most successful chan school.
