Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching #195: 195

Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching #195: 195

A Confucian scholar who read the scripture Names of a Thousand Buddhas asked Master Changsha, "Of the hundreds and thousands of Buddhas, we only hear the names - what lands do they live in, and do they teach people?"

Changsha said, "Cui Hao wrote a poem on the Yellow Crane Pavilian; have you ever written a poem on that subject?"

The scholar said, "No."

Changsha said, "When you have nothing to do, write one."

Huanglong Xin eulogized,

In front of Yellow Crane Pavilion

At the time of religious war

The hundred thousand Buddhas fly the flag of surrender

If they have no lands, where will they return?

At least they won a poem from a scholar.

Submitted September 26, 2020 at 06:21AM by CultAwarenessNetwork https://ift.tt/33ZLgZ1