In reference to Caodong, Dahui said, "They just sit in a ghostly cave on a dark mountain after their meals. They call this practice 'silent illumination', 'dying the great death', 'the state before the birth of one's parents.' They sit there until calluses appear on their bottoms, yet they still do not dare to move."
I haven't read the Book of Serenity yet, but I just ordered a copy. I'm interested in this rift though, especially in regard to the opinions here.
Was Caodong, even before Japanese Soto Zen, split from the Chan of the patriarchs?
Submitted June 19, 2020 at 03:08AM by 0C3ANIC https://ift.tt/2YbuDYB
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