Seon Buddhism

A collection of 100 koans  The Blue Cliff Record  Record of Dong-Sarn Lerng-Guy  The Dharma Essentials for Cultivating Stopping and Contemplation  The Platform Sutra of the 6th Patriarch, Hui Neng  rabbit horn: sudden awakening-gradual cultivation  Thirteen Passes of Koans(Hwadu Meditation)  Even existing dharmas must be discarded, So how can we cling to Dharmas which don't exist!  Collection of..

The Locus of Creative Interpretation in Buddhist Thought and Culture  Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies  Enlightenment through Celibacy or Celibacy through Enlightenment?  Celibacy and Salvation in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight  Saving“ Mahatma”Gandhi  The Early Vinaya Stand on Monastic Sexual Behaviour  Enlightenment through Celibacy or Celibacy through Enlightenment?  Is Celibacy Anach..

Myeongjeok Doui ( ? ~ ? )     Memorial Ceremony held in honor of Seon Master Doui, founder of the JOKB  Bojo Jinul ( 1158 ~ 1210 )     Secrets on Cultivating the Mind (修心訣 Susim kyeol)  Baegun Gyeonghan ( 1298 ~ 1374 )     Seon Thought of Master Baegun Gyeonghan  Taego Bou ( 1301 ~ 1382 )     A Buddha from Korea: The Zen Teachings of T'aego  Naong Hyegeun ( 1320 ~ 1376 )     A Letter to Minister..

Preface  PART 1: The Stage of basic     Chapter 1: Patriarchal seon and its historical development         The Meaning and Currents of Patriarchal Seon         The History and Tradition of Korean Seon         The House Style of Korean Patriarchal Seon     Chapter 2: An outline of Ganhwa seon         What is Ganhwa Seon?         The Characteristics Ganhwa Seon has as Patriarchal Seon         The ..

Bodhi-dharma's Wake-up Sermon  Toeong Seongcheol     Letters Exchanged between Master Seongcheol, Prof. Bieder and Layman Gyutae Son     Clean off the mirrors in our minds     The Correct Path of Seon     Keeping the Precepts Is Genuine Purity     Universal Law Is Buddhist Dharma     Look at the Great Light     A World Filled with Peace     The Red Sun Rises High     Listen to the Eternal sound ..

The Right Way of Gong-an Seon(zen)參禪須透祖師關 : Zen meditation is to break through the Gateway to Patriarch (e.g. koan),妙悟要窮心路絕 : and delicate enlightenment ultimately demands the stillness of mind.the scent of apricot tree blossom塵勞迥脫事非常 : Getting out of dust and pain is not an ordinary matter.緊把繩頭做一場 : Play a round grabbing it tight.不經一番寒徹骨 : If apricot blossoms don’t once get over midwinter coldn..

Ven. Chung An, center, talks at the seminar titled ``Outlook and Meaning of the Globalization of ``Ganhwa Seon’’’ at the Korean Buddhist History and Culture Memorial Center last week. Along with the Buddhist master, other Buddhist experts stressed the need of more translated Buddhist works in English. / Courtesy of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Buddhist expert..

http://twitter.com/hwadu 趙州和尚、因僧問、狗子還有佛性也無。 州云、無。 http://china.buddhism.org 趙州和尚、因僧問、狗子還有佛性也無。 州云、無。 http://china.buddhism.org A monk asked Joju, "Has a dog the Buddha Nature?" Joju answered, "Mu" Buddhism makes mind its foundation and no-gate its gate. A monk asked Haryo, "What is the sharpest sword?" Haryo said, "The moon sits on each branch of the coral." Unmon, instructing the assembly, said..

[Answer]「Seongcheol Zen master’s critical view on the Theory of Pojo’s Sudden Enlightenment」 The question of students in the Zen school in September 21, 2005:  This is the review request for the pape 「Seongcheol Zen master’s critical view on the Theory of Pojo’s Sudden Enlightenment」written by Chung Kyong Kyu. While arranging documents, we found that the contents and the name of writer were miss..

1. Recital Koan using Tongue (誦話頭) 2. Recital Koan in Thought (念話頭) 3. Made-up Question Koan (做作話頭) 4. Genuine Question (眞疑頓發) 5. Constancy in inaction (坐禪一如) 6. Constancy in action (動靜一如) 7. Constancy in a dream (夢覺(中)一如) 8. Constancy in a fast sleep (寤寐一如) 9. Constancy between life and death (生死一如) 10. Constancy during entrance into a womb (入胎一如) 11. Constancy in the womb (住胎一如) 12. Constancy ..