Wansong Xingxiu
Jap., Bansho Gyoshu
10,000 Pines Movement Elegant
| born: 1166 died: 1246 place: China |
| Chan master: Xueyan Man Chan disciples: Yelu Chucai, ... |
| stories: Osho Zen: The Mystery and Poetry of the Beyond, ch. 1 |
Wansong (J. Bansho) is the Chinese Chan master
who is credited with taking "Tiantong" Hongzhi
Zhengjue's book of stories and verses, and adding
his commentaries to it. This came to be known as
the Cong Rong Lu--The Book of Serenity,
translated into English in the late 20th century.
His stupa pagoda still exists today in downtown
Beijing, China, on Xi'anmen Street in the Xisi area.
who is credited with taking "Tiantong" Hongzhi
Zhengjue's book of stories and verses, and adding
his commentaries to it. This came to be known as
the Cong Rong Lu--The Book of Serenity,
translated into English in the late 20th century.
His stupa pagoda still exists today in downtown
Beijing, China, on Xi'anmen Street in the Xisi area.
Bansho Gyoshu studied meditation first with Master Shomoku. He told Bansho, "Studying this path is like refining gold. When it is impure, the pure gold does not show. "As I look between your eyebrows, there is very much something there. If you don't pierce through cold bones, once, you won't be able to cast this thing off. Hereafter, see for yourself – it is not a matter of my speaking much." Then Bansho was given the saying of Chosha's to contemplate on: "Turn yourself back into mountains, rivers and earth." For six months Bansho met with no success and Shomoku made the comment, "I only hope you will understand later." Finally, after a long time, Bansho did suddenly have an insight. Have you ever thought how gold is purified? Only through fire. When the gold passes through fire, all that was not gold is burnt, and it comes out as pure gold, utterly refined. Meditation is a fire, a very cool fire. You will not be burnt, but all that is false will disappear. And when you will come out of those flames, you will not be able even to recognize yourself, because now you will be having your original face, not the mask that the society has given to you. Now your personality will be gone – that was the contaminating factor – your individuality will come as sharp as a sword... --Osho Zen: The Mystery and Poetry of the Beyond, ch. 1 |
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Chinese simplified: 万松行秀