Huineng's Zen Buddhism

The Great Brahma Temple, the main body of the Tanjing, said that "Maha Prajna Paramita is Dharma, and there is no mutual precept when giving". "Say Maha Prajnaparamita" first reveals "Bodhi Prajnaparamita wisdom, the world has its own". So he established the "Ding Hui Bu Er"; "No phase is the body, no life is the foundation, and no mind is the teaching"; "Said maha prajna paramita, insight to see sex". This is the originality of inventions such as "Prajna", "Dinghui" and "Samadhi" according to the scriptures. Reveal the essence of "obsession" and practice the non-obsession method of "leaving the country consciously, not legally". "Giving without mutual precepts" directly shows the self-Buddha, self-three treasures, self-confession, self-degree and so on in the body and mind of all beings. The Buddha's interest in not seeking outside is particularly obvious. The words "merit lies in dharma body" and "pure land lies in self-mind" in the answer also accord with this point. In these two books, Tanjing takes "self-nature" as the theme, implements everything, directly expresses self-nature and regards self-nature as Buddha.

Huineng's "Say Maha Prajna Paramita" inherits the Zen Buddhism since Daoxin, and it is a first-class "don't read the Buddha, don't look at the heart, don't look at the net". Huineng established the Zen Buddhism of "regarding nature as Buddha" on the cornerstone of Dongshan tradition, and integrated the theory of the Great Nirvana Sutra, a popular Buddhism in the south. The Buddhist nature of Nirvana Sutra is another name for Tathagata. If you come to Tibet, I am a Buddha, both a Hinayana and a Bodhisattva. For example, the Great Nirvana Sutra said: "Although the Bodhisattva has paramita, even the tenth power, it has failed to see the Buddha's nature. For example, even if it is rare. " It is a Buddha who can see clearly. As the Great Nirvana Sutra says, "All Buddhas are like Buddhas and have wisdom, so they can see clearly the Buddha's nature and forget it."

Only the Buddha can see the Buddha's nature, and it is clear that the Buddha's nature is the Buddha, so Liang, a monk in the Liang Dynasty, said that "seeing the nature becomes a Buddha". Master Yin Shun believes that this reflects the relationship between "equal wisdom" and "seeing nature as a Buddha", and also finds the source of "equal wisdom" and "seeing nature as a Buddha" in the Tanjing. Cao and Huineng combined the Buddhist nature of Nirvana Sutra ── "Seeing nature and becoming Buddha". Compared with the "true" Zen of Buddhism and the "chanting Buddha is Buddha" of Taoism, it has a wider connotation, but its essence is the Tathagata-Tibet theory passed down in one vein. However, Cao Xichan combines "Buddha nature" (that is, "I"), which is more popular and simple, more suitable for most people's hearts, and more full of the characteristics of "true self". Cao's Zen style is not only "seeing nature and becoming a Buddha", but also "pointing directly at the heart". There is a Zen level under Dongshan Gate. Generally speaking, it is "chanting Buddha's name to purify the soul". If scholars understand it, it is "the secret comes from presentation, and there is reason and law." The method of awarding is unknown to outsiders, which is the "secret meaning" and "mudra" of "secret benefit" Huineng doesn't need to recite Buddha and purify the soul, but "says that Maha Prajna has many paramita, and there is no prohibition", bluntly pointing out that "the nature of all beings can't stop"; "The concept of sex, although known, is always comfortable", which requires scholars to realize their self-nature from their own body and mind-"seeing nature". Although it is still a speech, it has reached the edge of the speech. This gives the secret of Dongshan Gate to the public. Huineng is "sharp" and "sharp"; Disciple "straight" and "straight". With Huineng's profound understanding and kindness, it is necessary for scholars to go straight and regard truth as nature, and the Zen style has taken on a new look.

Here, Dharma Zen experienced the second development: Tathagata Tibetan Zen from Dharma was originally learned by a few people, and it was not easy to get the honor of leading the clan. Under the fusion of "one line, three places", Daoxin and Hongren read Buddhism and meditated, opened the door and introduced the Deep Dharma. However, Dongshan's "practice and enlightenment" is bound to be the convenience of "looking at the heart, looking at the net, not moving, and not being able to afford". Cao Xi Huineng doesn't need the convenience of "reciting Buddha" and "seeing the heart", but simply says "having Bodhi Prajna wisdom" and "having no thought of teaching", asking people to "see the nature and become Buddha" from their own body and mind; On the basis of generalization, regardless of convenience, this paper directly and simply expounds the core of Lengga Tathagata Tibetan Zen. This is what the Tanjing called "Mahayana Tunjiao".

After the altar sutra, it was supplemented by Shenmen Gate and Hongzhou Gate, and Hongzhou Gate realized it from knowledge, movement and quietness. Under the door of God, from now on, we will use "mindless" to achieve it. This "outspoken" Karmia is not new, but it is circulating under the Dongshan Gate: besides religion, there are other sects-Dharma Zen, which entered the dharma world without words and connected with the heart. The original Tathagata Tibetan theory, from Dharma to Caoximen, is relatively open, simple and straightforward. Everyone has Buddha nature, and when he sees it, he becomes a Buddha; In other words, everyone has me, so it's reassuring to see me. For ordinary people, this is because it is simple and straightforward, easy to be accepted and experienced. Therefore, "whoever talks about Zen is subject to Cao Xi."