Anderl, Patriarch's Hall Collection: How do I become a Buddha?

Anderl's 祖堂集 Zutang ji, Patriarch's Hall Collection, https://terebess.hu/zen/Zutangji.html

[Zhixin asked] 'How can one become a Buddha'?" The master said: 'Buddha and living beings, the instant you let go of them (or: if you let go of them all together), that very place is liberation.

[Zhixin] said further: 'How does one attain 'accordance ? The master said: 'Do not think about good and bad, then one naturally can realize Buddha-nature.

[Zhixin] continued asking: 'How can one realize the dharma-body?" [The master] said: 'By transcending the sphere of (Vairocana).

[Zhixin] said further; 'How can the pure dharma-body be transcended'?" The master said: 'Do not be attached to Buddha in your search. "

[Zhixin] continued asking: 'Which one is Buddha'?" The master said: 'The mind is the Buddha. "

[Zhixin] said further: 'The mind has afflictions, how can it be Buddha'?" The master said: 'The nature of affliction is that they disappear by themselves.'

[Zhixin] said further: 'How can it be that one does not [have to] cut off afflictions'?" The master said: 'Cutting off afflictions is [associated with] followers of the Small Vehicle and Pratyeka-Buddhas, if one realizes that afflictions do not arise/are unborn then this is called great nirvana.

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(Welcome link) (ewk^who?) note: It apparently is really contentious, this question about whether "afflictions" are inherent, existent, and have to be cured. Religions have lots of names for this stuff, sin, karma, dust, dirt, attachments, and so on. Mind is the Buddha. Afflictions do not inherently exist according to Zen Masters. Buddhas don't have 'em. Go forth Buddhas!

Submitted June 12, 2020 at 04:16PM by ewk https://ift.tt/2MOluic