Namaste all,
interesting discussion.
in point of fact, the Ch'an lineage traces its history back to this very first Dharma talk
that phrase "special transmission outside of doctrine" is a tell-tale phrase in Ch'an Buddhist praxis and one can often find this same phrase interspersed in Taoist texts after the arrival of Buddha Dharma in China.
we must bear in mind, however, that the first 5 disciples were quite extraordinarily accomplished meditators and had the direct experience of the Buddha Shakyamuni.. so it may take a bit more for us to get the gist of it
metta,
~v
Hmm,Namaste all,
interesting discussion.
in point of fact, the Ch'an lineage traces its history back to this very first Dharma talk
that phrase "special transmission outside of doctrine" is a tell-tale phrase in Ch'an Buddhist praxis and one can often find this same phrase interspersed in Taoist texts after the arrival of Buddha Dharma in China.
we must bear in mind, however, that the first 5 disciples were quite extraordinarily accomplished meditators and had the direct experience of the Buddha Shakyamuni.. so it may take a bit more for us to get the gist of it
metta,
~v
Zhou Dunyi said:"Therefore it is said, 'In representing the Dao of Heaven, one uses thr terms Yin and Yang, and in representing the Dao of Earth, one uses the terms Soft and Hard, while in representing the Dao of Man, one uses the terms Love and Righteousness.'"