Changqing Huileng
Jap., Chokei Eryo
Long Celebration Wisdom Edge
| born: 854 died: 932 78 years place: China |
| Chan master: Xuefeng (J., Seppo) Chan disciples: Wang Yanbin, ... |
Changqing stayed with his master Xuefeng
for 29 years, and then left to go to Changqing
Monastery in Fuzhou, China.
for 29 years, and then left to go to Changqing
Monastery in Fuzhou, China.
| Chokei one day said, “Even if you say that the arhats still have three poisons, you should not say that the tathagata has two languages. I do not say that the tathagata has no language but that he does not have two languages.” Hofuku said, “What is the tathagata’s language?” Chokei said, “How can a deaf person hear it?” Hofuku said, “I know you are speaking from a secondary principle.” Chokei said, “What is the tathagata’s language?” Hofuku said, “Have a cup of tea.” This answer –“Have a cup of tea”– means listen to a buddha or become a buddha. It simply means have a taste of it, don’t talk about it. It is not a question to be discussed, it is something to be experienced like taste…. Have a cup of tea! This statement, “Have a cup of tea,” comes in many Zen anecdotes from different directions... --Osho Live Zen, ch. 15 |
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