From the Sutra of Huineng
One day a customer purchased some kindling and had me deliver it to his shop. The customer received the wood, and I left the shop with my money. Outside, I saw a traveler reciting a scripture. On hearing the words of the scripture, my mind opened up and I understood.
I asked the traveler what scripture he was reciting. He said it was the Diamond Sutra. I then asked him where he had gotten this scripture from. He said, "I got it from the Eastern Meditation Monastery in Huang-mei Prefecture in Ch'i Province, where Great Master Hung-jen, the Fifth Grand Master, is teaching over a thousand students. I went there and listened to this scripture that the Great Master always recommends to both clergy and lay folk, saying that if they keep the Diamond Sutra, they will see their own essential nature and directly realize buddhahood."
Who does this Hongren dumbass think he is? Perverting Chan with his teachings of sutra recitation? Not in my Chan!
And there's little doubt that this is illegitimate, as it makes no sense to have the Fifth Grand Master teach gradual training in a book that slanders gradual training.
Submitted August 11, 2017 at 06:37AM by Type_DXL http://ift.tt/2vo4Vlg
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