Tag Archives: Hui Neng

The Notion of Time in Buddhism

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Vajragoni

It needs to be stressed that Buddhism takes a very different stance on the notion of time and its effect on sentient beings. In Christianity there is a triadic-understanding: a person is born at one particular junction in time-based reality, … Continue reading →

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Autobiography: Conclusion (Part 2)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Vajragoni

(Wong Mou-Lam)  Upon receiving the robe and the begging bowl in the middle of the night, I told the Patriarch that, being a Southerner, I did not know the mountain tracks, and that it was impossible for me to get … Continue reading →

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Autobiography: Conclusion (Part 1)

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Vajragoni

(Yampolsky) “At midnight the Fifth Patriarch called me into the hall and expounded the Diamond Sutra to me. Hearing it but once, I was immediately awakened, and that night I received the Dharma. None of the others knew anything about … Continue reading →

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The Platform Sutra: Setting the Stage

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Vajragoni

The Platform Sutra of Hui-neng is quite unlike any other; usually a sutra has as its basis a teaching directly from the Tathagata, i.e., speaking Ex Tathata. Here we have elements, directly at the beginning, of a formalized autobiographical account … Continue reading →

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No form, No appearance

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Vajragoni

Twenty: No form, No appearance “What do you think, Subhuti? Can the Tathagata be seen by means of his perfectly formed body?” Subhuti said, “No, Blessed One. As I understand it, the Tathagata is not to be seen by means … Continue reading →

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