Basui Tokusho (Jap.)
| born: 1327 died: 1387 60 years place: Japan |
| Zen masters: Koho Kakumyo, Gasan Joseki, ... Zen disciples: no known line of succession. |
Basui was an early Zen master in Japan, who
wrote in Japanese kana phonetic syllabary, not in
Kanji.
wrote in Japanese kana phonetic syllabary, not in
Kanji.
| stories: Mud and Water: The Collected Teachings of Zen Master Bassui, by Arthur Braverman, 2002. 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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