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Chao-chou Tsʾung-shen
Chao-chou Tsʾung-shen or Jōshū Jūshin (778–897). Leading Chʾan/Zen master in China. He had a profound experience of enlightenment when he was 18, which simply indicated to him that there was a way worth pursuing further (i.e. enlightenment is not an end, but a step on a path).
Chao-chou was especially important in showing how Chʾan and Tao relate together, opening the way to creative coexistence. His enlightenment is known as funi daidō, ‘the nonduality of the great Tao’—which is a near synonym for the buddha-nature empty of self and differentiation. |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Chao-chou Tsʾung-shen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Chao-chou Tsʾung-shen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-ChaochouTsungshen.html JOHN BOWKER. "Chao-chou Tsʾung-shen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-ChaochouTsungshen.html |
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Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen
Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen (778–897). A Chinese Ch'an monk of the mid-T'ang period, famous for his creative and spontaneous teaching methods. Many of his dialogues and sayings have been recorded and anthologized in collections of kung-an (Jap., kōan). One, in which a student asks whether a dog has Buddha-nature or not, and Chao-chou answers Not! is frequently given as the first kung-an for beginning practitioners.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-ChaochouTsungshen.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-ChaochouTsungshen.html |
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