Daikaku (Jap.)
(Rankei Doryu)
(Rankei Doryu)
Chin., Lanxi Daolong
Lanxi Daolong was born in China, was a Chan
adept there, and traveled to Japan at the age of
33, in 1246. He spent the next 33 years guiding
Zen disciples across the language barrier in
Japan. He is considered part of the Rinzai
School/Yangqi line. He is usually known by his
Japanese posthumous name of Daikaku.
adept there, and traveled to Japan at the age of
33, in 1246. He spent the next 33 years guiding
Zen disciples across the language barrier in
Japan. He is considered part of the Rinzai
School/Yangqi line. He is usually known by his
Japanese posthumous name of Daikaku.
| Chan master: Wuming (J. Mumyo), in China. Zen disciples: 20 recorded in Japan as masters. |
| born: 1213 died: 1279 66 years places: China and Japan |
posthumous name: Daikaku Zenji (Great
Enlightenment Zen Master)
Enlightenment Zen Master)
| stories: Osho Turning In, ch. 4, ch. 5, ch. 8 The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart, ch. 2 |
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| Daikaku said: Zen practice is not clarifying conceptual distinctions, but throwing away one’s preconceived views and notions and the sacred texts and all the rest, and piercing through the layers of coverings over the spring of self behind them. All the holy ones have turned within and sought in the self, and by this, went beyond all doubt. To turn within means all the twenty-four hours, and in every situation, to pierce, one by one, through the layers covering the self, deeper and deeper, to a place which cannot be described. It is when thinking comes to an end and making distinctions ceases, when wrong views and ideas disappear of themselves without having to be driven forth; when, without being sought, the true action and true impulse appear of themselves. It is when one can know what is the truth of the heart. The man resolute in the way must, from the beginning, never lose sight of it, whether in a place of calm or in a place of strife, and he must not be clinging to quiet places and shunning those where there is disturbance. If he tries to take refuge from trouble by running to some quiet place, he will fall into dark regions. If, when he is trying to throw off delusions and discover truth, everything is a whirl of possibilities, he must cut off the thousand impulses and go straight forward, having no thought at all about good or bad. Not hating the passions, he must simply make his heart pure. Zen can say things which no other religion is capable of. Zen is a rare flower. All other religions are subservient to the vested interests, to the past, to the society, to the state. Zen is an exception. My love for it is not without reason. It is the only revolutionary approach to the ultimate reality, and a man like Daikaku is a perfectly representative master. You have to listen to his every word as if you are listening to me... --Osho The Buddha: The Emptiness of the Heart, ch. 2 |