Guest guest Posted January 11, 2000 Report Share Posted January 11, 2000 KKT: The history of Zen begins also with a smile :-) This is the smile of the First Patriarch of Zen. At the assembly on Spiritual Mountain, Buddha picked up a flower and showed it to the crowd. Everyone was silent, except for the saint Kashyapa, who broke out in a smile. Buddha said, "I have the treasury of the eye of truth, the ineffable mind of nirvana, the most subtle of teachings on the formlessness of the form of reality. It is not defined in words, but is specially transmitted outside of doctrine. I entrust it to Kashyapa the Elder. This is very beautiful :-) With Love, KKT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2000 Report Share Posted January 11, 2000 Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar) wrote: > > "Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar > > KKT: The history of Zen begins also > with a smile :-) This is the smile of > the First Patriarch of Zen. > > At the assembly on Spiritual Mountain, > Buddha picked up a flower and showed > it to the crowd. > > Everyone was silent, except for the saint > Kashyapa, who broke out in a smile. > > Buddha said, "I have the treasury of the > eye of truth, the ineffable mind of nirvana, > the most subtle of teachings on the > formlessness of the form of reality. It > is not defined in words, but is specially > transmitted outside of doctrine. I entrust > it to Kashyapa the Elder. > > This is very beautiful :-) > With Love, > > KKT > ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))\ )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) (many smiles) andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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