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| Parasols in Wuhan, China [author: Bruce Lee] |
A Western Buddhist woman was in India, studying with her teacher. She was riding with another woman friend in a rickshaw-like carriage, when they were attacked by a man on the street.
A Western Buddhist woman was in India, studying with her teacher. She was riding with another woman friend in a rickshaw-like carriage, when they were attacked by a man on the street.
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| Ajahn Chah |
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| Zen monk begging for food |
Tosui was a well-known Zen teacher of his time. He had lived in several temples and taught in various provinces.
The last temple he visited accumulated so many adherents that Tosui told them he was going to quit the lecture business entirely. He advised them to disperse and to go wherever they desired. After that no one could find any trace of him.
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| Buddha shaving his head, bas-relief panel at Borobudur, Java, Indonesia |
Photo by Gunkarta
In the upper picture we see Buddha, then prince Siddharta Gautama, shaving his head, while people around him are holding his crown, sword and princely jewelery, and his horse Kanthaka is standing on his right side. This gesture is seen as a sign of declining his kshatriya warrior class status and becoming an ascetic hermit.
Let's start this journey with a famous Zen koan - A cup of tea.
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| Cup of Zen tea |
Photography by MoonLightBulb
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