Longya Judun
Jap., Ryuge Kodon
| born: 835 died: 923 88 years place: China |
| Chan master: Dongshan (J. Tozan) Chan disciples: 1 recorded as master |
| stories: Osho Zen: The Quantum Leap From Mind to No-Mind, ch. 4 Zen: The Solitary Bird, Cuckoo of the Forest, ch. 15 |
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| Ryuge was asked by a monk, "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma coming from the West?" Ryuge said, "Wait till the stone turtle speaks words of explanation and I will tell you." The monk said, "The stone turtle has spoken!" Ryuge said, "What did it say to you?" The monk was silent. This is one of the most important questions asked in the Zen tradition. Obviously, Bodhidharma is the most important master, who introduced Zen from India into China. The question: "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma coming from the West?"...you will have to understand that the West does not mean what you know as the West. From China, the place Bodhidharma landed, India is West. The concepts of east and west are very relative. What is east from one point is west from another point: in itself, it is neither east nor west... --Osho Zen: The Quantum Leap From Mind to No-Mind, ch. 4 |