Basui Tokusho (Jap.)
| born: 1327 died: 1387 60 years place: Japan |
| Zen masters: Koho Kakumyo, Gasan Joseki, ... Zen disciples: 14 listed as masters |
Basui was an early Zen master in Japan, who
was known to be a proponent of zazen practice to
the exclusion of most other techniques of Zen. He
also stressed teaching Zen to all who were
interested, laymen or monks.
Basui was known to write in vernacular Japanese
kana phonetic syllabary, not in the Kanji (Chinese
characters) that was the more common formal
practice in the Zen world.
was known to be a proponent of zazen practice to
the exclusion of most other techniques of Zen. He
also stressed teaching Zen to all who were
interested, laymen or monks.
Basui was known to write in vernacular Japanese
kana phonetic syllabary, not in the Kanji (Chinese
characters) that was the more common formal
practice in the Zen world.
| stories: Mud and Water: The Collected Teachings of Zen Master Bassui, translated by Arthur Braverman, 1989. Osho: The Original Man, ch. 1, ch. 5, ch. 7 The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart, ch. 5 Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol. 3, ch. 7 |
alternate spelling: Bassui
Just before his death Basui turned to the crowd that had gathered around and said in a loud voice:
What is there? If you see it as it is you will never err. He is talking about inside. These are his last words; he is saying, “Look straight forward!” He is not telling anybody, he is simply saying it to himself, Look straight ahead. What is there? – just a pure clarity, a silent sky, an eternal silence. If you see it as it is, without any preconceived ideas, without any religions and philosophies – just as it is – you will never err. You will never make a mistake. You will reach directly like an arrow, and hit the moon. Zen’s concern is absolutely you – you in your original nature... --Osho The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart, ch. 5 |
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抜隊得勝
Surpass Group Obtain Victory
Chinese simplified: Bandui Desheng 扳队得胜