Saturday 25 October 2014

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Bodhidharma's Definition of Zen 

 Four Sacred Verses of Bodhidharma (Daruma no Shiseiku ) 

  •  Kyõge betsuden A special transmission outside the scriptures; 
  •  Furyû monji No dependence upon words and letters;
  •  Jikishi ninshin Direct pointing at the soul of man;
  •  Kenshõ jõbutsu Seeing into one's nature and the attainment of Buddhahood. 

 Bodhidharma (Essays in Zen Buddhism – First Series 176)

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