May 10, 2012

Does Shinzen Have The Buddha-Nature?


First, to understand who we’re talking about, check out this picture of Shinzen:



He belongs to a Canadian fan of mine who named the dog after me so it would serve as a constant reminder to keep practicing.

You are probably familiar with the famous statement of ZenMaster Zhaozhou:

When asked, does the dog have a Buddha nature, he replied,








Do you understand?

Hint: Just Note Gone. J

7 comments:

  1. The [road] in front of every house leads to Ch'ang-an

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  2. HA, HA!!

    You're moving up in the world Shinzen!

    Ryan

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  3. Chao-chou has a Mu but I have a Shinny!!

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  4. As koans go straight to my head, ... I find myself pondering what he might predicate for Erwin Schrödinger's cat!? ;-)

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  5. The dog IS Buddha nature.

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