Tag Archives: Lankavatarians

The Seal of the One Dharma

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Vajragoni

Before commencing to the sutra, an exegesis of the very term Vajra-Samādhi is in order. Let us turn, then, to the skilled technician in dharma-samādhi itself, the Korean scholar-monk, Wŏnhyo. We have covered “Vajra” in many previous blogs, the term … Continue reading →

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The Mahāyāna-shraddhotpāda-shāstra

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Vajragoni

We next will be exploring perhaps the most significant document, alongside the Lankavatara Sutra, for adherents of Unborn Mind Zen as well as the best concise-systematic treatment of the Mahayana as a whole. This ‘Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana’ … Continue reading →

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A short discourse on the primordial light of the Unborn

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Tozen

The primordial light of your true nature cannot abide or be found in a ‘thing’ ,or a ‘no-thing’ [1]. That doesn’t exclude though it´s most dynamic ability, which is to create and destroy all things and no-things by any pre-set … Continue reading →

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Transmission

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Vajragoni

  Part 3:  MISCELLANEA  The remainder of the Platform Sutra consists in an assortment of miscellaneous and unrelated subject matter. A portion amounts to a repetition of the sermon material on prajñā, along with sundry accounts of the superiority of … Continue reading →

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