Dogen for dummies (satire)
Dogen (12001253) grew up in the convention of Japanese Tendai Buddhism. Tendai believes that given all sentient beings have inherited Buddha-nature they have been already Buddhas. Dogen did not utterly determine with this because that would meant Tendai could have the small standing armed forces as well as kill people which, in fact. it did. Dogen sought the brand new understand of inherited Buddhahood (J., hongaku) without the violence as well as hedonism.
Dogen done the large outing to China, as well as after seeking at 5 transmission documents, decided to investigate with the Tsao-tung (J., Soto) master by the name of Ju-ching. What done Tsao-tung singular is that it taught Silent Illumination. Silent Illumination stressed imagining to be an finish in itself. Putting it simply, only lay as well as you have been the Buddha. Nothing else is required.
After Dogen became magnificently cordial in the short period of time he returned home to Japan as well as taught Silent Illumination meditation, namely, shikan taza (just sitting). Dogens meditation, similar to that of Silent Illumination, believed meditational practice is enlightenment.
Prior to Silent Illumination, imagining in China was treated as the equates to of clearing away defilements that done it much easier to awaken; that is the premonition of the radiant Mind. All Chinese schools of Buddhism, together with Zen, accepted that imagining was not an finish in itself.
Eventually, Soto Zen came to the West. It is quickie Buddhahood. Just lay as well as you have been enlightened. In America as well as Europe Soto followers lay as much as possible. By sitting they have been experiencing Buddhahood even yet their usual gorilla minds (kapicitta) have never intuited the radiant Mind. Basically, this form of imagining produces the remedy effect that is very in effect as long as you believe youre the Buddha.
