Recorded Sayings, Translated by James Green;
A monk asked, "What is a person who is a great icchantika?"1
The master said, "I am answering you. Do you believe it or not?"
The monk said, "Your words are weighty, how dare I not believe them?"
The master said , "I sought for the icchantika, but he's hard to find."
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1 An icchantika is a person who has absolutely no good in them and who is unable to believe anything. It means someone who is lacking in Buddha-nature.
We have many future Joshus coming here, into this forum, desperately seeking the icchantika, they cannot attain the role of master until they fail in their search.
Submitted December 04, 2018 at 12:32AM by seigando https://ift.tt/2Rxj74f
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