Ring the bells, sound the drums, and promote Buddhism

From Dahui's Shobogenzo:

In India bells and drums were prohibited, so this was called a purge (of Buddhism). After seven days, the honorable Deva used supernatural power to go up into a tower and ring the bell. A crowd of outsiders gathered at the bell tower, and found the door locked. Then they shouted, “Who is up in the tower ringing the bell?” Deva said, “Deva.” (‘god’) The outsiders said, “Who is the god?” He said, “I” (‘Self’). They said, “Who is Self?” He said, “You.” They said, “Who is ‘you’?” He said, “Dog.” They said, “Who is a dog?” He said, “You.” They said, “Who are ‘you’?” He said, “I.” (“Self”) They said, “Who is Self?” He said, “God.” They went back and forth like this seven times; the outsiders all realized they were defeated, and petitioned the king to ring bells and sound drums again, promoting Buddhism.

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Submitted November 23, 2018 at 10:02AM by Dillon123 https://ift.tt/2FEfwzT