Alternatively “buddha-dharma,” a term referring to the teachings of the Buddha in their essence and entirety.
Related Articles:
- Glossary
- 317 – Keizan’s Denkoroku Chapter 1: Mahakashyapa’s SmileIn this episode I read and reflect on Chapter One of Keizan’s Denkoroku: Record of the Transmission of Illumination. In it, Shakyamuni Buddha holds up a flower and blinks. Keizan says, "No one knew his intention, and they were silent." Then Mahakashyapa gives a slight smile, and the Buddha acknowledges him as his Dharma heir. What is going on in this koan? Keizan challenges our ideas about awakening, time, causation, and the nature of self.
- 319 – Q&A: Universal Life, the Bodhisattva Vow and Monasticism, and Other TraditionsThis is one of my unscripted Q&A episodes, where I answer questions submitted by listeners. What does Kosho Uchiyama mean in his book Opening the Hand of Thought, when he talks about “settling as universal life?” Isn’t the Zen emphasis on monastic practice and self-liberation at odds with the Bodhisattva Vow to free all beings? What can we learn from practicing with other Buddhist traditions than our own, and is this recommended if we don’t live near a Zen center?
- 319 – Preguntas y Respuestas: Vida Universal, el Voto del Bodhisattva, el Monacato y otras Tradiciones
- 260 – Diez Campos de la Práctica Zen Capítulo Dos: Bodhicitta, La Mente que Busca el Camino
