Wednesday, 10 June 2020

Zhaozhou's Pagoda

Joshu saw a pagoda being built. He composed a poem:

"Originally it is round and full.

What is the use of piling up stones?

Even if you engrave name and form,

It is far removed from me.

If I am asked by the people,

Nothing shall induce me to draw up a plan."

Two Questions:

Zhaozhou rejects constructed blueprints or actions as having anything to do with his Pagoda...so how does that jibe with the claim that magic eight-ball gurus can give people instructions on how to build their own pagodas or Priests can lecture people on how to "enlighten to Zhaozhou's Pagoda"?

What is the foundation of this Pagoda?



Submitted June 11, 2020 at 06:50AM by ThatKir https://ift.tt/3hisrWD

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