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    A The Bodhidharma Anthology The Earliest Records of Zen See aera eee eee hy | a ts | tne n of the Seven Texts of the Bodhidharma Anthology Text no. |: Bagraphy 1. The Dharma Maser wi South nn ofthe Wester Repon. He was the hid son of reat ian king. His die night we clan whatever he ead, he undestoad. His ambi lay tn the Mahayana pth ano ep se white layman's abe ft he Black robe ofa monk He merge withthe sey eae and made eon His dk mind was empry and quiescent. He comprehended he events of the worl He understood both adds alae Bat cahingy, Fie sue spas th of he lender ofthe ae tamemting the dene of the tue teaching i he cutan, he sab Ssequety coed distant mountains alsa, wave sbout propaga ‘ng the techng n Han and Wel. OF scholar who hat extipahed ost para we the eching ofthe sha ws Dra, Oho nee ee eee een ‘Setar npr Ng ns te ee cea Seth Pe gn ead ter hw ede (tho dang co chaacertc and prcred iews came 1 cle hm [rth ine sony ciples were Tay and Husk. These womens een tough bor Inter, showed a upeieapration fr the Ly and ‘Sune Forunntly they met the Dharma Maer and served btn fo fever yea They revere requested him 20 inom them they realy perceived the asters. The Dhims Mater was moved byt pare ner and merce them in the te pth ts Quiting tnd; tho ging eet pace thu acing with hing, at ds implementing provisional wach] devices Thi the iting of ind the Makayaa Dhara, Make oo mtake about. Thus quieting iad is wallexamining. Thus ging se to practice fhe four paces. Ts cco th gs roteton aga desion. Thar (mplemensng) ‘vies iso implement devices without atachment Tis ie prelae Sins apn he meaning nthe fing ae “Text no. 2 Two Entrances 2 Now, ering the path there ate many roads To summarize them, they reduce oto spe. The Sin i etance by rn ple and the second etrance by peace. Entering by prince means Yar one awakens tothe thes by ane the teagan one Spy ‘elves that ll sng beng, common and sage, are ental tte True Nae tat ie merely Dene of he un coven of et ous dit that the Tue Nae not reveled If one eject fae A ever tobe rel and in a coagultd tae abides in wal-examng, then sel and ther common man an sage. ate Mes fly sing without hing 20 way owing afer the writen each eis rstenoudy talyng wth prinope ex nondrminte, que, tnd naive we el @enrance by pence Son ay meee ere er ‘Sere tend army af Seen eetens ‘btn alc se ined wei thee Wha ae the fou? The fin the ence al reguting nr the second ie the practice of following condone: te ‘hid is the practice of aving rating De wh nd he othe racic of scoring with Dharma? Whar i the practie of eguting inary? I tbe pracitonee who cutting the pt enuresis ims rm the pas. ars innumerable ons, have become eating om the rot ad followed afer the branches, have flocd slong a various exiencs, ruin grea del ofl wil an hae, antagiing end harming ‘hers enalesy. Though there smo transgression on my pat i the resent hs sung he npering of bad kann is ofthe fs of ny ps lies. someting thie ner the gene men ave put upon me. With saison wl eta cep wth bse wel cr complaining The sura ays "When you meet suesng do not be so. Why? Becruse you compehind the unerying reson behind 1°" When this thought arses one x yoked wth prince Taking ‘la an epporuny. one vines on the pth and theefce I Caled the prac of ren ny so the seca he pace of fallowing condos, eet binge luck a self an are all whe nou by condone an km sueing and joy ae tobe equally accep, for oth aise fom contin. I encounter exellent ar rete, ach shar tl 0 fh te In espe wo cases io my ps les. Even shold encour ach ‘eeompense in the presen the neces condos fori wl exes ‘hess, and wl again ceate 0 er. What there 4 Be oy shou ns existence? Gat andl flo conto Mint has nter Increase nor deceise. Unmoved bythe wins of oy, one i ese ‘oly in acerdance with he pth Therefore ts called the peace of falowing cottons ‘AS to the thi he pace of having nohing 0 be sought, woldy People ate ina perpen ate af elas everywhere they ae covet ‘daa nth ele sek. The person of sigh wakes realy: Prope isthe obverse of the Gnvenonal gue mind end sr ye In he ink ae ese pracice scion: fms flow the cumigs of fit; the tp hon fesences ae this vie wish orang, Met and Darkness fallow each ther Along me dling the heres eng saturn house? Having body all sera: wh in atain pease {fe cmpechend hoa hen ri varn exten he wl op hough and have no seeking Te sua sy: "Scking all salerng tering ching joy" We dey know tht eckingnrhing ay pace of he path ‘Ast the fut, the prac of acoding wth Dharma, he pice of eens pry Is viewed as Dharma. Aso hep all Chanetercs are oid without deflement and witout tadhane, ‘without his and tha The susp "n Dhan there ae mo een Bring ance eee ofthe impure of seer beings In Dharma there sel because ee fhe pure of sl” The one af Insight who is able wo beleve i and unertand th prince shoud practice according to Dharma. The Dhirma ubuance has no sigs in tems of your ie and propery, pracice ging. Your mind re of reamony. You wl comprchend th thee vokneses, sole etn and beatae 0 mating. Merely for these of lining imp ‘embrace and ansfom seaent beings andy nt gasp cance ‘io, Thi is selbenee ut ain, cm Bene others ao cn Sen The gor Sone me oie des or athe Seah eeracauaeenecete sqrt nls Sede pans fees ogee Tea ee Girgriseian adiceeaecahtgerih: evascarnaiecries Sicharauleenay machen eects SEs dros eng were et de ec sap eae ag Sieh ced ramen he path of enighement. When yo gv his pe, the ‘er ive pefecon Flows, morro ete ae geo Pracies the i perfection, yer ere thing ta x practic "The the pace of aeconting with Dena Text no. 3 Fist Leer 5. have always admired the Frmer wie one have broadly calvated all the paces have ays eeemed the Pure {ands ofthe Bushs an looked pt the eeaching hat ive ime clown tous 2 hy man longs for water, Tove who have Ben ae to meet Sakyamuny Buds a ele te gre th en the ons those who ave obaned he four Fats ae numbers eal hah ar the heavenly manson were anther country an he hele another Hace, har if one were fo atin the pth and ger theft, one's by fom would change. tuna rt sols to seek Hessings ough pure peace | [hed o produce Jarmi) case. In cfs | wen ‘round i cre. chang my mint and cating Karns ths pase ‘many yeas witout delve to ake «res Then fr the fist time 1 elle upeight in dak quescence anced exten bjt i the “inglom af mad. However, had en clvting fase hough for uch ong hat my elas led me 0 comin to ae haar. ‘ame to the pein where {wanted to poke the ces inberent i these sna tarsformasns Inthe end | clearly apprehend th Dharma Nature an engaged in couse practice of Thusmess. For he firs tie {read hat win the gute och of my ow mind tes hing that des not ent The Brg pat comprehend ely and by penetrates the dep endecy of tng. From the Bada bore tothe sriglng insects Below here thing tha ot aotet eam for fe thought. They are the aelatons of shh. And oI have rcv tata ake fname anes "sem ree e e meg : ene oh Dea fr ting the Ft ti geo) 0 bee 5 4a amnion ta shone who Rave the condor forthe ste peo ‘peskening Ifyou have ne, snl and read ie “hgh cere ing yan in tee you wil cea se he ‘Ong Nene nein wl itd pay ind ‘ora pt cen hough anes, ou we ioe anand en ‘hem (fe adeno remembers ie + Bi ‘pie engin oa nproper means of Wein. rb ange 2 ‘ine ‘The one, upon sel hehe gh cher tee 0 nce Hees ore fst re tc ear ec cy wee an, Aver tbe wr eye, he people of te El One Who anor van an epg in earings ge. ing eps ry tench en beg sere igh bread the iy pe of he able eight pth Ss ™— See eee renaveamsen Waeemeneers Siachanesuwat earns oF ——————”_— sei ie Asie ‘ona emer re 1 oro nor pa Fo a Hoy cul she be oo nde ae and cost ro go anaing eesetingihing i nesing hing Text no. 4 Second Leter 4 Shadows anse om boy fons ethors flow upoo voices Some play with show othe point of ing tee bodes, os rez hat ther oe re the shadows Some re theives © op the echoes, at reali ta he voce the soure of te et. Searching fo van by elmising the deflemens ike sexing for ‘he shadow by geting id ofthe ody. Seeking far Badahoad by rejecting semen beings i ke scking forthe echo by seeing the voice. Therefore, we Sow Ba delsion and anakeing ae one fad tha sup and wisdom ae not dierent. In a place of naelesmes ‘ey maken think of erecting ares, Because ofthese ar tenor are bor. na place witout pons they mstakely think of ‘retin principles and cate ofthe pres, dpustons Aor ‘erin stray eansfomason ae not el o who ig no ‘wrong? Fay una, so wae exists and wha des ot ext One ‘ould Know tac abuinng i having nothing to bin and ls avg nothing tos, Having not et bona oak with yo {ave composed thes ines, bu how cin one dca the dark prt? Text no. 5: Record | 5: Baths speak of vid dharma in one to desoy ‘ews but ifyou are intr sche owns iew yo ae oe ‘whom the Budthas ceaot tse. At the point of sting, ely vidoes ares" AL the point of extinguishing, only tlnee evan shes In reality there ot one dharma that ae, vey there oe one dharma hat exinguishes Al dhammasanse due to craving ‘Caving has neither ise nor oud, nor dos iin Benen, Die mination void dharma, been men ace Ded By The fie and she comet have nether nner nor one, nr do they ea the ebro yi All dharma are hee “The Dharma Body forme! Thee, one see by n> seeing, Dhar is sounds, Therefore one bear if by no esi Insight doe not hae knowing. Therefore one ons by noknowing one aes ecing sein he hee is somthing thas not een one takes nose sein, hen there aking tht tno een. Ione takes knowing a knowing then here orig that nt kw one takes noleowing ar knoe. then thre meshing that nt ‘now Ung sinepable of owing, nd 0 es someting Shar ha knowing and yet, betes nes vias tings Something that lacks knowing. fone takes apprchending 8 spp Tending there i something But snot apprehended. Hone takes o- sppehentng at aprchecing, then shte thing tat & nt app ended Fone es isa i here wl be aomehing tht one takes havingnois as, there wl be noting ha ne One pte of sight ener one handed thousand pes of igh One see» par and makes the ftrpetation pir Th to see the plar dates {and make the interpretation pis, Observe that min she pla ars and no lla characte exits. "Thefre, when one ses 3 pl the appehension of ili dhrma. The sing ofl on fe in >. Someone says “All dhamas ae onestent." Objton: “Do you see exience? Whee thee noe in exiene or exten oeritence, there etl yourenising” Sono sal rae roma.” Objection "Doyo se arsing? Whether here poss ‘a arking oF cing maoaring there i al your aking” Abo" ee that all nomind" Objecon "Do you sce mind? Whether there omnia mind oe mind cm here il ou ming, Diao oi The Dama By armas he mB a ted he ody fsa i sce ets eal our mnt Then sone se Sc Weom tm be Ton trea rs do "Abo eon ‘hm eaten ‘orm ei re sarang” i Be yar an aig S.Thptaka Dharma Master! s96 When one dos aot under sin, the petsn pulses dharma when one andes, dhaae pune the peson. When ose unica conocer he forme when one deluge, frm draw in comoumen ‘The nom production of onsousses de 0 fr ald mot seeing fr ‘Whether there no secking in seckng or secking in sek, hee ‘sll your seeking Whether there i sing ning ur taking osakng thee isl your taking. When mind in asd of Smeg ‘eel it she real of deste, When mind i not mint of fc produced de fos, we clit elm af rm, When forms te a forms of theres but are Forms Besa of ind he ft tat mind sd forms are ores ale the fms realm 8. Question: “What cal Buddha Mind” Answer: “Aina 1 mak of vanaon i eld Thusess Mins enhangesbenes called the Dharma Nature. Min not being comme to anything ‘ale eration The mi atures snipes alld enlighten ment. The mind natu’ quiescence called rian 1, Question: "Wha I elled Tathagai™ newer “To undertnd ‘Thusnes and respond to bes led Tathagnts "Questo “What sled Buddha” Anower: "To awaken accnding fo Dhara to sakes 1 the Gc tat teeing to Be amend oi elle Bada ‘Question: “Wha alld Dhar” Answer "Mind des ot aie secordnce with Dhuma, and mind doesnot extinguish ip acendance with Diam, "This is called Dharma” Question "What ty ead ommnig” Answer "Coming together asrding to Dhami emi 1, Questions “Whit is ciled the votes samadhi” Answer “Gazing at dharmas ant aiding in voids led the voids ‘malt Question: “Whar led abiding in Dharma” wer Sat inmavenoe manne mat 9 eh he {sf nd othe very ame you and" Tete uate oe ae oom Tee om nee he Tce oe he Tie Nether abiding in abing or aiding nombidlng, bus aig "2 Question “Wha abou the prs sale Sur ot male, ema bac no fee?” Aner: “When we analyze onthe Bs of Dharma the characteris: males and femaknes connor be apprehended Should you ase hw that can Be Rnown, i Decate ferme ace ot arc by males oe emleen,Iorms were characeied by rlenes al he fates andes wl be mal ar they would all be femal. Delded pple dono understand an ong false that ee lees or ferilenes, bt than onary mane and an onary frees limately witha ely The te of he tity fA Onarms Ch wasing ching sy: you cme to know tha al ‘harass ike an lon, you wl quy Boome the frement of penn"? "3 Quewion: “When one elit nivana wie etuning the body and obras the fit of ah, x awakening O ot!” Answer IC “rea reiaton” Queen, "When one praiesthe sx pretons, ‘le up the fem ages athe tn thos paces, awakens to the onan and aonetiamtting of al sharma, reine nthe awake ened nor owing. hs ether mind nr undentanding awakening (or no” Answer Tha Is also a dream” Question “The te power andthe four fearesneses, te eighteen special sharmas, the pth culminating peter avakenng under the enlightenment ee the semana cme fel by a Reon Hwy “ap te esp i en in ‘mung he unig ene (he eel ‘argu hye mmo) od wn) Du "eho esse ae re dum The pone he alti eerie nan re ie {ic The ue fesonses or far pe 0 een of Bo eng ‘han bor hoes ong fo ser ne fey ‘cared oe croc co rn ng ro hh sd ‘Rp owe pcan Te pen Soo ts Ol ep esse ye ong oh ‘ea tt Sy gh bomen is cabs fering ove semen Beng evento the poe of eae {ar nirvana ow could dete nx be awakening?” Anew. They a ths a dream.” Queson: "Al the Badia of the dee nes of pa roe and fur in samen teaching seem beings those who {han the pth being a umber the gina of anf the Ganges ould ths ot be aakeing” Answer "That i aso a dea, 18 rely ha whatever ios mental scrminon, clelton, an [the el of abject med by one's own mind ea. When saened there isn dreaming, When eeaming theres no awakening These ae fe coneprsizaons of thought, mind, and the coecon resis They reno ore thn insights in dream. There sneer an akener nor soning awaken to. Hone awakens according 1 Dharma whes one uly awakens there no selawakeing all Us rmtely mo avakeing exis. The pec awakening of she Bas the ts tes i bt concept! dacimination of seen Benge eens of ths cal ts dream f the consciousness and dhght ae calmed. so cht there no a singe ple of hou, s oe alle sfc awakening, Sil, whateer tere of tought and he con ‘owineses ht has or been calmed is dean "4 Question: “in uating the path and ating of euson, what ental ace is enplayed?” Answer: "Us the mental atiade of ees” Question: "What the meal arid of desis?” Anwe "When one examines delison and vais ht fom the out luo has mo lice to ase fom, and by ts deve abe woe of doubt a etsion, we elt mena aude" Qunion: “What delusion det the tind hatin acordance wth Dharma ct of?” Aniwer “Delasins of imerpreaions conceming common men, ered, heures, solitary Buddhas, bodhivas an 2 fork 15. Quesion: “What are the two ths” Aner eb Le the semen of heated ae. Dead people ee he a wing othe fee sew no engrmerbcies wae adao eed oa eect eats Baars ewe eta nerd a we, bu tie ely mot Wate, sin smerng of bested a The mening of te ono tate sie th (Common men sce the wath th ihe mei 8 the war eth, Sige ae the wok tnt athe tho the highest meaning, Thee Sor, the sta ay: When the Bada speak Dhar ey aways re ‘po ther hs” The ath ofthe highest mening he wor fruh. andthe werly eth the rath ofthe hgh meaning” THe truth of the highest meaning 6 vidnes If you see characters of ‘sence, the you mus pH hee i lor mind or aking o frengshing, then Faherty we" Question: “How dors oe ty ‘Answer “Ifyou ely upon Dhar pie, then yo wl ose ways of Tooting a things and no ce one ting. Three the Casco he OU (One las Ching] ye: Enlil "(Thee word

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