Tianzhu Yizheng
Jap., Tenjiku ______
Tianzhu (ancient Chinese name for India) Significance Proof
| born: c. 890 died: c. 960 place: China |
| Chan master: Luoshan (J. Razan) Chan disciples: none recorded |
| stories: Osho The Zen Manifesto: Freedom from Oneself, ch. 1 |
| oshobob The Living Workshop |
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| When Tenjiku was asked about the incident of Tanka burning the statue, he replied, "When it is cold we gather around the hearth by the fire." "Was he wrong or not?" persisted the monk. "When it is hot we sit in a bamboo forest in the valley," said Tenjiku. He is not saying it is right or wrong – that is the way of Zen, not to decide right or wrong – he is simply saying, "Every Zen master behaves spontaneously. When it is hot he goes into the shade of a bamboo forest; when it is cold he burns wood." He is not mentioning at all whether Tanka Tennen has done anything wrong. He is simply saying, "Everybody who is aware functions spontaneously. Finding no other wood, Tanka Tennen found the wooden statue of Buddha. There is nothing wrong in it. When it is cold one needs fire, and when it is hot one needs shade." Zen is absolutely natural. You should function according to your nature, and out of your spontaneity should come your response... --Osho The Zen Manifesto: Freedom From Oneself, ch. 1 |
Chinese simplified: 天竺义证