Muzhou Daoming
Japanese romaji: Bokushu Domyo (alternate spelling--Bokuju)
Muzhou (city in old China) Dao Bright
| born: 780 died: 877 97 years place: China |
aka: Chen Laoren (Old Man Chen, his surname),
"Sandal Chen" (as he made sandals for a living),
Mu Chou (old W.G.)
Osho uses the Bokuju name many times in his
discourses, refering to a Zen master. This most
likely is actually "Bokushu", the Japanese
pronunciation for Muzhou, as no other 'Bokuju' is
to be found in the Zen literature. This alternate
Japanese romanization may derive from early
English translations of Zen writings.
"Sandal Chen" (as he made sandals for a living),
Mu Chou (old W.G.)
Osho uses the Bokuju name many times in his
discourses, refering to a Zen master. This most
likely is actually "Bokushu", the Japanese
pronunciation for Muzhou, as no other 'Bokuju' is
to be found in the Zen literature. This alternate
Japanese romanization may derive from early
English translations of Zen writings.
Muzhou is known in the Zen story of slamming
the door on Yunmen's (his disciple) leg,
breaking it, causing his enlightenment.
the door on Yunmen's (his disciple) leg,
breaking it, causing his enlightenment.
| stories: Blue Cliff Record, Case 10, Empty Headed Fool. Osho Live Zen, ch. 1 Zen: The Solitary Bird, Cuckoo of the Forest, ch. 14 Zen: The Diamond Thunderbolt, ch. 1, ch. 3 The Great Zen Master Ta Hui, ch. 30 The Grass Grows by Itself, ch. 1 |
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| One Zen monk, Muzhou, is reported to have said, "The world is the same, but nothing is the same because the mind changes. Everything remains the same, but nothing is the same because I am not the same..." --Osho The Book of Secrets, Vol. 1, ch. 35 |
Chinese simplified: 睦州道明
| Note: In his original English talks, Osho used the Japanese pronunciations of the Chinese names used in these stories, to a large extent. In his books the names were romanized using Japanese romaji. In the instances where Osho used the original Chinese names, they were romanized in the books using the old Wade-Giles system, now seen very infrequently in world wide usage. The stories shown on this website will attempt to revert to the more accurate original Chinese identification, using modern Chinese pinyin romanization, if the people and places are Chinese. If they are Japanese, then Japanese romaji will be retained. |