The Collected Works Of Venerable Master Chin Kung

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  • THECL[ECTEDWRKSFVENERABLEMASTERCHINKUNG

    CNTENS

    BuddhismsnEducionTheALiving:HusonTheAofLiving:DsTUndesndBuddhism

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  • CHAPTERNE

    THECAUSEFURCHAICWRLD

    TdlsscieiesinTiwonndeIsewheeinhewdehebn0mIphenomennhh0s

    nbeenwinessedbeeeiheinheWesheEs.SmeWeseneshvepedicedhheendofhewoldwiIloccuinIgg9ndhChiswiIIeun0e0hfoudgemenDo.Eseneshve

    lsopedicecimpendingclisseshesimiohosepedicinsinheWeshendiffeence

    beingheimemewhichissomeweneoseSomeheseencienpphecieswhichweshouIdnopcemuchimponcen.

    Hweveifweviewouenvinmen0beciveIYwewileIizehhisw0IdiseIindonge.

    EnvinmenlpoIuionhosbecomeseiuSpobIemndn0whumnkindhsfinlbegunundesndheneedopecingouenvinment

    HowevehepbemomenIospiiupoIIuionismnimesmoeseiushnhfheenvion

    menThisishesucewoIdliIshnmnYpepeeoizeTheChinesehveosingllEcucinismsesseniesbishnin0inis

    ledesndispepe.iIFocenuiesheChinesehvewsbeievecinhepimcfeclucin

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  • whichiscnsideedhef0undi0nfpeceuncpspeussocie.Ipovideshesuin

    myidfsociliIsncledshewchngingonelssufeinginohppiness.EdUcinhossngimpconhenionndispepIe.MoeoveeemenYschoisheoundionhebsic

    buiIdingblckinneducoinssem.

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  • CHAPTERTW

    BUDDHISMASANEDUCATlN

    Buddhismoicicme0Chinin67ADTheEmpehclsenspecienvosoIndiinvieBuddhismnksoc0meChinechBudclhismwhichinhpeiodwsegdedsneclucionssemndnseigin.Rege-fulIbuwohundedesghepcicef

    8udclhismhckennmeeigiuscdeTheef0ehepupsehisolkiscechis

    misundesndingbleclingusbckheoiginfmBucldhismsughb8uddhShkmuni.

    TheGheBuddhIsTeching

    BuclclhismisBucldhShkmunilseclucoi0nlssemwhichissimiIhofCnfuciusfoboh

    pesenedsimilviewpinsndmehods.ThegBuddhiseducinisoinwisdm.InSnskihengugencienncliqheBucldhiswiscomwscIIedlAnuo-smk-smbhdillmening

    hepeecuimewisdom.The8uddhughushheminbeciveupcice0cuIivinwschievehisuimewisdm.Hefuhe

    ughushevenehshepenIIeIizehissefulimewisdomsiisnininsicpof

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  • unuensmehingneboinsexenI.Hwevemsushvebecmeconusedh0ughgeneImiscncepinsndheefoee

    nobeoeoizehispeniI.TheefoaifwebekhoughhisconusionwewiIIeizehisinin-sicpunueThusBuddhismisneduc

    i0nssemimedegininguownininsicno-ue. IoIsoeochesbsoueeuiYwhichsemmedmBuddhoIsecogniionhsenien

    beingspssesshisinnoewisdomndnue.Theefeheeisn0inheendieencemng

    beingsEveYneisdifeennwbecusewehvelosuuenuendhvebecmecnfusedhedegee0wisdomexhibiedbindividusde

    pendsonhedegeecleIusinndhsnohingdowihheuenueheindividuI.TheBud-

    dhlsechinghepsus0elizehinnepe-ecuimewisdm.WihwisdmwecnhensveIIoup0blemsndun.sufeinginohppi

    ness.Dueulckowisdmwepeceiveviewncbehveooishndhussuehec0nse-

    uencesevokeclb0uinc0eccions.fwehvewisclmuhughsviewpinsondbehviwibec0ec;hwhencnwesufewhenhee

    enoicnseuencessueom?fcusewewillbehppFomheewecnseehsu-

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  • eingiscusedbdelusionndhesoucehp-pinessisu0wneIizinowisdom.

    TheC0e0heBuddhisTeching

    TheBuddhsechingc0ninsheemIpins:discipinemediinndwisdm.Wisdmisheglnddeepmediincnceni0nishecuciIpcessowdchievingwisdom.Disci

    pinehughobseinghepecepsishemehdhhelpsoneochievedeepmediion;wisdmwiIhenbeelizednu0.BudclhIsenieechingsscnveedinhesusneveede-

    pomheseheepinsBuddhismencm-pssesheeniecoIecinowksbBudclhShkmunindiscledheTipikThiscnbe

    cssiiedinheecoegoies:suvinpecepsulesndsscmmenieswhichemphsizemediindiscipinendwisdme-specivel

    heBucldhisEducinognizininChin

    BucdhiseducinisbsedniipiesisheChinesecuue.PiheinducinofBud-

    dhismChinfililpiewshepiIscieondwssupp0edbhewisemenofncien

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  • Chin.When8uddhism0nksmIndi0cmeChinoondseddiscussBuddhismwihgven

    menoicilsiwsimmedieppoenoeveY-nehBuddhismsh0ednumeussimilnieswihheindigenousCnfuciondiins.CnseuenIhegovenmenembcedhemondeuesedhhem0nkssYinChinpemnenI

    TheiswomnkswhcmeChinMonncChulnweeeceivedbheIHngLuSiiiwhichisecluivIenupesenFeignMinisYo

    SeDepmen.iISilIwsclesignedsminisYofhegovenmen.TheChieH0nguSiisequivIenofeignminiseSeceYSe.

    HweveHong-LuSiculdnIeceiveeignguessempilnde00IIwhem0s

    pemnenIheEmpedclednheminisYiBi-M-SiIokechgeBuddhiseducin

    iginIIhellSillhdnhing0dwihempIebumeeden0edminisYheimpeicun0wiclenoesempeinconempoChinese.Sheeweewminisiesinchgeoeducion.TheiIiBulmngedbhePnmeMinisewosin

    chge0he0diinCnfucineclucinlss-em.Thisgnizinseedhesmeunci0nuniheeII900Is.AsheEmpehdgiveneno

    mussuppoheBiSilBuddhiseducion

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  • pidIYspedhughouChinInmninsncesihdevenexceededheeseduce

    pepIehnhecliinIeduc0inssemoMLiBu.IlCnsequenIheem0n0hvebeenoCnucinoMnucinschIineveYviIIgebuheewSlSilleveVwhee.AginheBuddhis

    IlSiIlempIeusedbeneducoinolinsiuinnddidnpemeigiousceemniesolIun

    likewhooenkespIceinconemp0VempIesnowds.

    AnoheimpnmissinheiginIMSiwssunsIi0n.hescoefhensoinef

    ishodoimgineod.DuinghesevenhcenuVhemusmnkXun-Tsunghdsupe-visedsixhundedschlsinsunsionPio0his0mnknmedKumoohdnsloin

    eom0obououhundedsch0Is.TheeehelSiIIwosIgegovenmengnizion.Uno-unoeiwoscompeelnsomedin0oplceodeIwihSupesii0nndspiisunclwhun

    clecesgo.seduci0nchceisicsIdisppeedwhichwsuIegeuI.

    heFouCuenTpes0Buddhism

    Tdhee0eupesBuddhiSmbeing

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  • pcicedFisheeisheeIigiusBuddhismwhichcnbewinessedinempIeshughuTiwn.

    Howevehisd0esnepesenheelBuddhism.SecondheeishecodemicBuddhismbeing

    ughinmnunivesiiesdwheeweseeBuddhismbeingeeclpuelsphiosophYncdemicpusuiespeciinpn.Thisisnoex-cIBuddhiseclucineihe.Thidndhemos

    ununeoisheIdegeneoionoBuddhismincuI.ThishidpeofBudclhismiSmuch

    m0edmgingohepubichnhefiswopesFinllheeishecliinBuddhismheechingsoBuddhShk0muniinisueessencewhichisveYoeinoudndge.

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  • CHAPTERTHREE

    HEAUTHRISWNEXPERIENCEWITHBUDDHIS

    WhenIwsoungsudeninlnIingIdiclnobeieveinneigion.lwenochuchwihsomecIssmesenbuChisini.AhjghIiecloundesndiIc0uIdnoindwoc-

    cepi.Mvoieeligi0nhimewsIslmbecuseisemphsiswsnmIpincipesndehicsondlhoughhhiswsemongelig-ins.WhenIencuneedBuddhismbckhenhe

    mnksween0veVconvincingThee0eIculdnoccepBuddhismeihendiwsheonele-sisedhemsIws0ounghoimend

    hdnomeuepciione.AeIivedinTiwnIhedPoessDng-MeiFngwhowshenmousphiIosphendpess0heNi0nToiwnUnivesi

    Hvingbec0mendmieohisIwoehimoeeskingboukingclssfomhimheunivesi

    Pessngwsoninhisfieshime.HeinvieclmehishusendoldmellNowdsinschopofesssdncikepoess0sndsudensdnocikesudenseihe.Ioucmeoheunivesindexpecensmehingouwi

    besedisoppinedllWhenhechisIws

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  • peupsesinceheh0dbosicIIYp0uedcodw-eovempIns.Finhelclme:llWeIIwh

    clonucomemhouseeveYSundndlwilgiveoupesonlinsucionwh0us.lIIc0uId

    nbeievehhewssocompssinewdsmelIenedbouphiIosophiesPessoFnglssmIbleinhisIieIiving0mnenne.Thiswsexemepeciousome.Hein0ducedhe

    philsphiesoheWesChinqlndindinlBuddhism.HeughmehBuddhismishepinncehewodisphiIsphndhipviceshegeesenomenhumni.Whheld

    mewssciningndsonIelizedhBud-dhismcninedsmehingmgnificen.IsedovisiheemplesinTipei.H0wevehemnksImeinhoseempesuscouIdn0ceYexpIinBud-dhismonineecuIskepicIikeme.Hwevehemonksemuchbeeineching8uddhism

    d.ThenIsemfissighonShn-D0SiwhichwsogeempleinTipeiwihvscIIecion

    sus.DuinghpeiodimehewidepubIic0-ionndcicuin0BuddhisbookswosveVe.Them0nksoSh0n-DoSiweeexemeIkindme

    SheollowedmeobT0wmonohepeciusndesus.Thiswsgeohelpome.

    SoneIsedIenBuddhismseiusII

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  • wsunemeeMseZhongiHewsoweIlccmplishedEseicpcii0newhugh

    ndguidedmeinmsudndpcice.uslikeM.Fngheughmewh0useveYweekfheeesuniIhepossedwo.IhenwenTo-

    izhngoIIowM.BingNneendsedsudingnclpcicingwihhim.

    BuddhismisspeciIkindoknwedge;iisneligi0n.Indeodeiveuebenei0miwe

    hveundesndisuenue.hveheumsespecBuddhismndlbelieveBuddhShk

    munibeheoemoseduc0inhehisoYofhewId.HewsusIikeCnuciusinhhe

    ugheveY0neielessIndwihoudisciminin.

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  • CHAPERFURTHEETHDGYANDSM8SMFTHE

    8UDDHISEDUCATINASYSTE

    TheC0ninuingEducionSsemoTeches

    Thecninuingeducinsseme0cheswsisesbishedbBuddhShkmuniMn

    ohissudensweeweccmpishedundehisin-suci0nEveehesesudensweessigned

    oechodifeenplcesninem0nhsInIndiheinsesonunsommid-Apiomid-ulSinceiwsinconvenienve0ndechduing

    hoseheemnhslhesudenswuIdcomebckomeewihheBuddhoeceiveddiinleochingsndoIenomech0heinclssdis

    cussins.ThiswscoIedhesummeeendipleswhoiscuenIknownsconinuingeducineches.hemodencninuingeducionIssemisnecessiedbhedvncemeninechnolgHwevewen-ivehundedYes

    g8uddhhdeoddopedhisideinbinginghissudensbckddii0n0lechings.

    TheAuBuddhisTeching

    BuddhisechingisuIIisicexpessi0ns.I

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  • wsiginlneducinwhichcmbinedwhwseuivendlsmuseumndschss

    em.TheeeheIlSilIcmbinedhediionIschollibndmuseum.InncienChinqhediionlschIssemw0snunivesI.Mssu-

    denswenollSiIlosudbecuseiusulhdcmpeecIIecionfbkssimi0dYlsIibY.ThecoIIecinsincIudedn0nIYsusbusmsevekindfpubicoion.hem0nksweemiIiwihBuddhismCnucinismToism

    ndncienChineseexs.Theweecpbefnsweinguesinsndweewellvesednvioussubecs.CnsequenlBuddhisinsiuinsbegnokeoveheeducinImijsinChin

    picIBuddhisbuiIdingseexpessins0whichecIedlIExpessinsfBuddhismH0w

    eveBuddhndBdhis0vsuesd0n0epesenpheismhew0ship0mehnnegd

    Echsueseesinspiewisd0m0nd0wokeninginechfusTheIsepesenceoinspecs

    Buddhismwhichemindpciinesfhep-icuI0pice0chingFexmpIeGuonYin

    BdhisvhemsppuIBodhisvoinChinepesensIninieCompssin.WhenweseehissueiemindsusppIcmpssionwhen

    de0Iingwihhewodispependsuundings.

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  • Hwevepeplenwod0swshipGunYinBdhisvsgdndpheeIieSueing

    ndeimineobsces.Thisisosupesiiusviewndmisc0ncepinbecusepepIeogehechhesueseexpessionsocncepsinBuddhism.

    Buddhischiecueissn0isicexpessi0nwihheempIelsmincuIivinhIbeingsimiIoolgemeeingechinghI.Fmhe

    exeiippeshvewsiesbuheeisonlnesoVinside.Theexenlwsiesepe-senlbsoIueuhllheueeIififendhe

    univesendMeIiveuhllwdIviewssilIcIoudedwihdeIusion.TheineisinglesVilIuseshbohehesmeuh.ThedeIudedhewppeodisincnddifeen;h0weveo

    heenlighenedheenendhesme.InhecenefhemincuivionhIIheeeheesuesneBuddhndw8dhisvs.

    BuddhepesensheuenueheunivesendhumnIiewhichiscIIedlBuddhnuelIuemindBuddhlIisnsledmSnskind

    menssmenewhis0lIenIighened.TheBuddhsueepesensuiginIenlighenmenondheBdhisvossuesepesenheppIicinouiginIenIighenedmindAIIheepe

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  • seninsnclppici0nsoeininiendcnbeclossiiedinowocegoies:wisdomndpcice

    F0exmpIehePueLndSchIp0sespecoheBuddhndwBodhisvsheWesen

    Pdise.Amiobh8uddhIninieiendlnfinieLighepesensheininieenIighenmenhisnininsicpunue.BodhisvsGunYinndDShiZhiGeSenghoMhshmoppespecivelp0cmpossinwih

    kincnessndgeowisdm.Weshudbec0mpossionendkindowdlbeings.uhughsviewsondbehvishudbeinhehn

    emoionIemi0nIbehovispels0ubIe.TheefoeweshoudneheBuddhndBd-

    hisvssgds.BuwiIIheheIpus?YeshewiIlbp0vidinguswihheknwedgeohwpo-ecusevesfmdeusinheebobininge

    esemsueingncewehveenedhebckgundheisiccomp0nensinBuddhischiecuemusicndsueswewilIg0in0nenichedexpeiencewhenpingvisidiinBuddhisempIe.

    Hwevenowdosmnpepednundesndhemeningndeochingsof8uddhism.The

    miskehemuiepesen0ions.8dhisvs5signpIheismWhpeopIeoiI0undesnd

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  • ishefchhesuesinBuddhism0eechingidsndnos0uesg0ds.AlBuddhsnd8dhisvsepesenunuendcuIivinofviue.

    Wehoveininiec0pbiIiieswihinuuenuehoconnbeexpessedbiusnesingIeem.Theeewehovemulipeepesenins;in

    sncecpbepesndmYhvemniesnhishebusinesscdsshwhisheposiionsondccompishmens.TheBuddhndBdhi

    svosoe0cuolepeseninshenuewihinuseves:Buddhsinuuenue

    mindndheBodhisvsinouviuecuIivo-in.WeoIlpssessheseuoiies.lunilwe

    comeeoizehemeoningBuddhissmbIismwiIweppeciehesphisicinndcmpIee-

    nessiseducin.TpicISillbuildingseed.Theishll0lSiishehII0HevenIGudinsIso

    knwnosDhmP0ecs.Siuedinhecene0hehIIfocingheondoisMilePuSoMoie8dhiSvwhisepeSenedbheim0gehehisicIm0nkBuD0iMiLePuS0hsobigsmiIehcnveYsheidehindeuIen

    BuddhismneshouIdIenbecheeuIndcue0usIl.HeIsohosohugebeIhepesens

    oinessIexibiIiYimpiIipiencendIe-

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    SondingbesideMiLePuS0ehefouHev-enGudinsDhm0Pecs.The0esm-

    bIicgudinshepciinesheBuddhisw.Whmdhepec?Thepecusb

    eminclinguseduceuselves0nclseguodheppeknwedgewhichweshulden.Echgudinpsdifeen0spechughcin.

    TheE0senDhmPec0hcinguesmblizesespnsibiIindsegudsheeITiVwhichmenshluseespnsibefu

    seIvesumisciendhecounYosowhoIe.Ifechuspefmsuduieswelfufilling

    ubIig0inswesuppechohendusevessweTheSuhenDhmPoecoh0dingswdsmbizespgessondechesusdiligence.

    Heemphsizesheimponcecons0nIcuIi-vingnddvncing0uviuewisdmond

    knwIedgendimpvepemnceinu-sevesnduduies.ThisissimiIConfucinidesdilseimp0vemen.

    TheWesenDhmPoecohoIdingdgonsnkesmbizescompehensivevisinndknwIedgeginedhughexposue0hewIdHeepesensheneedo0penouees0

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  • obseenuendmneinewhoweseendIennd0disinguishgdmi.TheNhen

    DhmPoecoholdingnumbeIIsmboIizescompehensivesudnceningBhechwYs

    opciceondhowochieveheg0Isinespn-sibiiYuIilImenndselimpvemen.Ashen

    cienChinesehvesid:Tedenhousndboksndovelenhousndmies.Weedoginmeknwedgendvelbseem0e

    effecive.Wewilhenbebeimp0veuselvesndpemuduiesmseffecivel.

    TdopepIevisiheHIoDhmPoecsbunincensepsoendefowesndui

    pingpecinndseY.hisissupesiion.AlheciIiiesimgesBuddhndBochisvs

    nconfeingsmoceeechingsclesignedinspie0umindondwisdm.hesoseeoemindusheimpncebeingenighenedinseodfdeudedviuusinse0dodevied

    pueinsedfp0luedTheseeheheepincipIesBuddhisechingndpocice.

    MehdsfPcicingBuddhism

    ThewsinpocicingBuddhismenumeusbueighuh0usondEchphisdifeen

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  • fmhehesbuuimeleclsohesomegoIs:enlighenmenppehughsndview

    poinsndpui.AssuchphseeuIwih-unebeingsupei0oheohePeopIehovedieenobiIiiesondIevelsooccmpishmen.Fuhemoehee0mdieenenvionmensnclshuldch0sephmossuieclhem.Wecn

    chosenneheheeglscnceneupciceon.WhenwechieveonneohemhehewowiIcmenu.

    TheeeenschIsopciceinChineseBuddhismZensesseshepusuiohepefecceomindenIighenmen.ThePueLndndTi

    benBucldhism0V0nschoIsessbininghepuemind.heschlsconcenoehei

    pociceonppehughsndviewp0ins.RegdIess0whichmehd0scholnechsesheledhesmeuc0meInohewdsncewebecmeexpeinnemehdwewiIbe-cmenexpeinoImeh0ds

    Thepuihewdc0mesmnindividuoIsinnepui.Wihpuemindmindwihudisciminionochmenhigheevewis

    d0misesinwhichhewoIdundusnuocomesinohmn.BeciingheBuddhlsnmemedi0ingeciingsusm0noSnd

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  • PcicinginccodncewihBuddhlseochingnewioinenlighenmenp0peh0ughsnclviewp0insndpuiomindhusbec0mingvoidf

    IdeIudedh0ughs.nheohehondoneis0IlYnhew0ngphifnechnsBuddhlsnomeinheh0peg0iningp0mion0weIh.h0iseIiginndsupesiinndigoesginsheechingShkYmuniBuddh.

    How8uddhisTemin0ogllIusoeshoBuddhismisnEducion

    Budclhismisheeoching0BuddhShkYmunishewsisounde.WecIHimheiginoechelIusIikeheChinesec0IConuciushe

    llGeoessgeondecheIlTheeIinshipbeweenBuddhndouseIvesiseche-sudeneionshipwhichisneigiusinnue.IneligionheeisnoechesudeneIionshipbu

    hpenchidmsese0n.AbuwenesgoIgoveseiesflecuesinFu-RenCohoicUnivesiYondughinheThmsMnsef0nesemese.Ioldmsu

    denswhweemoinpiessondnunskee-ugeinheBuddhnd0IenBuddhismwelI.

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  • TheeisobsueInoc0nicbeweenBuddhismndeIigi0noneisechesudenndheohehe-son.Ifhepiessndnunsweepocice

    8uddhismndinunbndnheiowneligionIbeIievehevenBuddhwuldnccephemfiisginshumnehicsdiscdhep0enfoheecheTheeoeeIigiusIIweswiIbenei

    ifhepociceBuddhism.AswepocicewewiIlinheuewisdomoknowexcwhoHe0venisikendwiIIbebIedecidewhenndhwwewnghee.ThusBuddhismisw0ech-

    ingsiechesushwegoinuuewisdm.Whenmonkisc0IedMHe-ShngIlheiseuivlenhepincipoindlSschheishedieceducionsegies.Aohec

    uImembeseeocheswhexecuehepincip0lseducinIsegiesndcs0Iem0deIsfohesudenslbehvindspeech.YIeeochePofessoFngconsnssuedmeh

    8uddhismisoneducion.LoeinmsudiesohesusIeimedhissemenhBuddhismishe

    pinncehewodswisdm.IpvideshegeeseniYmen0humnkindlhveexpen-encedheunsupssblelobeingeeomoIicinsdeusionsondwndeinghoughsM

    bodndmindecIen0ndpue0oeseI

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  • mhehppiespes0ninhewodheefeIfeeIindebedoPoessoFng0wihouhimIw0ud

    nhovelenedBuddhismnw0udIhvesuchcompIeehoppinessdeivedf0mpcicingBud-

    dhlseoching

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  • CHAPTERF|VETHENTEGRATN

    CNFUClANlSMANDBUDDHISM

    BudchismsuccessfuImegedinChinesecu-ue;hebecomeinsepbe.ThebsiccncephhesheisgiveupneIswnineesheskef0hesConucinismnd8uddhismdv

    ceheenhncemenndgliicinoiipi-eheespecnclcevoinnindivicuoheipensndeches.iiIpieisml

    eemeninccompishingwoIdpece.Whiseducion?IishemeningndhevIuehumnieheeoinshipsbeweenhu-

    mnbeingssweshsebeweenhumnsncheunivese.Conucionechingencompsses

    heeminpoinsFisiisimp0noundesndheeli0nshipbeweenhumnsncehisisunde

    soodwewilenoovepeopeSecondiisimponundesndheeionshipbeweenhu-

    mnsndhevenoncehisisundes0dwewillenespechevenlbeingsncspiis.ThiciisimpnundesndheeIinshipbeween

    humnsndheenvinmen0ncehisisundesodwewiIIIenokeceoheenvinmen

    nd0ppecieevesingehingundus.

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  • TheeeusudieswihinC0nucineochings:viuespeechskillseningIivingndhe.TheechingofviueishecoeoConfucinism;i

    isbsIuecucilwihum00iYndppecnducwebecmeselfishndcncenedonIYwihusevesheexpensescieY.Suchbe

    hviconesuinwldchs.TdYueducinhsshemphsis.SchlsnechskilIshesupeficindnhe00educin.Whenheoisoenishokeshe0undinsocieYndc0useshechshweeexpenencingod0.EIemenschooseikeheo0oeducion:unihighshighschoIsndcolegeseheIwesondeves.TechescnseochingiIiIpieYuchiIdenseYospssi-b|e.

    BIoking0hewChinesechcesweeceedwecnnobudmie0unceso!shighIeveIwisdm.WehnkhemhvinggivenussmehinghoissvubIeondexquisie.TheChi-

    nesechcelpieYIembceshespinoBuddhismndhefundionoeducionsiiscmbininhechcesMoIdllndMson.il

    Nwdspepekbouhegeneiongopbeweenpen5ndchidenwhichissomehingdiinlomiIiesdidnhve.nheChinesedi

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  • ionnooneohendsonneuni;gndfohes0ndgndsnsec.eIpohesme

    cninuum.ThisisuniueconcepWesenes-enskwhChinesepeopep0espec0onces-

    ssincewebeknwhem.Theemembncef0unces0sishefundinConfucinismndBuddhiSmwhichishesouceh0mnins-

    ciendpeceinhewodTdeveYonelongsw0ldpecebuweneec0sfmhe0undioniipiebini.Budclhismemphsizesuncndiinc0mps

    D

    sin00senienbeingsinheunivesendbe-ond;inhepspesennduue.Thecninuum

    imendspceisinsepobleomnesefWeAeA0neEniV.nedesninchisexensive

    c0ncepineligionlThusCmenellneheennmes8uddhS0ndsonenlighened

    beingwhichisubsicnuencshees-senceoheunivesendhumnie.Thiscncepis

    embdiedbheChinesechcelIpieIInclhenmeoAmibhoBuddhinhePuendSchl.Thenmesmbedieenbuhemeningse

    hesme:uncncionloveollbeingshsupssesspcendime.

    29

  • TheFiveHumonRelinships

    ConucinechingsebsednivehumneionshipsheundednmlpincipIes.ThefivehumneIi0nshipsincudehosebeween

    husbndwiepenchicsibIingsfiendsndpo-iicoeodesndhepubIic.Husbndwieepe-senshesm0esondhemosinimeciceo

    humneinshipsusidehesmlIciceisheexendedfomiwhichincludesheelionshipsbe-weenfhendsnndhsemnghesibingsusidehefmiheeiss0ciewhichincuclesddiinleionshipsbeweenheindividulndhisedendcicIesfiendsWenwenlkb0uheneeduniepeople.InncienimesheChinesehdnuseohewodunieIheivehumneoionshipscefineheunionoflpe-

    pe.EveYnenhisehiSoubohe.Echise-spnsiblehehe;pensbeingcmpssin-esnsndcughesbeingiiIoheipenssibingsncliencsbeingespecfuIeoch0he.

    Inhiswhecunndispepeeledpefecunion.heeIionshipsbeweenpeopesclefineespnsibiliies0moneohehe.

    EvenehshiswndunclespnsibiiuIilI.

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  • ThePciceoCnucinismndBuddhism

    HumnbeingscliefmnimsbdheinghumnelinshipsnclbsicmoIpincipes.The

    pciceoConucinismisbsednhvingsinceendpopehoughscoecbehviwe-ognizednchm0niusfmindcunYnd

    peceo.ThisisidenicIheviewsofBuc-dhismwhichsoemphsizespcicingndIeninglllsosmgeneinghe8oclhicimind

    llBodhilisSnskiw0dmeningenighenmenEnIighenmenmensnwkenedlmindIissimihesinceehughndpopemindoclvocedbCnfucionismAChinesegovenmen

    0ficilceinedsinceivewe.HenedhSinceimenshvingnsingehughIITheewiben0sinceislongsheeoecuped

    houghswndeinghughsevenheise0fsingIehugh.Hisdeiniionisidenichoo

    BuddhismTheSixhPoiochHuiNengncesoidlIhepuemindcnoinsnohinghee0ec0ecsnodusllHwevepeopeingenehveofwndeinghughs.Howcnonebeidfhesewndeinghoughs3TheConucinnsweis

    ll0igh0ginsupisingdesiesnclochievewis-dom.Thispocicewssesseclinheelemen0V

    3l

  • sch0IofheCnucinssem.BuddhsidseveingIIdesiesisosplwomesnd0ubes

    TheCnucinEIemenYScholSYsem

    InhepsheChineseeIemen0YschooIsudensweewellinedgud0ginsheupnsingdesies.Schsemphsizedininginsudenls

    cnceninndwisdm.SudenSsedschoIheogesevenThesedwihheie0chesndnwenhmeduinghlidYs.Theweeughhececwine0cwiheveVdYIie

    ndheppemnneooendheiechesndeldeschomeS.Thiswscolledheeducionmlpincipesb0sednhumnelinships.WhenhechiIdenwenhmehew0ulclheneheipoensondsibIingswihiIipieY

    ndespec.Fomhegesseven0weIvesudensweeeuiedomem0izendecieuenhencien

    exs.Thee0chewouldisseecmeiIswhichconinedhepundwiSdmsgesndsinsnclhenencugedhesudensoedndeciehemeiup0onewhundedimesdChiclenwudhvesc0eedh0ughsiheYweenssignednsk5ocl.Thepupse0

    32

  • eciingwosocusheimindsohhewouIdevenu0boinpuemindconcenoi0nndwisdm;evenh0ughhemYnohveunde

    s0dhemenings.H0wevehecuTeneducoin0sseminexisencesinceheRevIuino

    ,IIeiminedhiswhusnd-Yelddii0nnddpedheweseneducion0Issem.This

    chngeuponcIseexminoi0nIedsnehefmdenChinoIssciolpobems.

    TheCnucinTiSchoSsem

    AhegehieenchidenweesenTischoIsheeweenIunihighschsinn-

    cienChinTischoolemphsizedhenlsisnddiScussinfhemeissudensh0doed

    memoizedineemenschl.TheechesweeexpesinheiiedsndwuIdcncenenhfiedhoughuheieniecee.EchfhemughsmIcsswihenowenYsudensnd

    heecuesweenonecessiIgiveninhecss0omwihexbo0ksDuinghpeiodIheex-

    boksweepinedinheunivesIom:wenw0dspec0umnndencoumnspepgewih

    nspceinbeween.TheomwssnddoheeniecunYegdessofhepublishe.B0h

    33

  • echendsudensmemizedheexb0kssweIhheevenknewexcIwheehesud

    meisweeIcedSinceeveVhinghdbeenmemizedeieheewsnneedfbksfeeemenYschI.

    eches0enookheisudensnieldipsobclenheiknwIedgendexpeience.AsheVveIedknowedgewsimpedohemIonghew.Thusheipsweewihouexboksce

    sinsbucc0mpniedwihwineondodndiIedwih.Thesudensw0uIdendohe

    needsoheeche.TheeoeshecncudedheivelsohemnbeuifuIplceshecusewouldcosesweII.FomnendingToischolwshemosoulimeoheiives.

    Iniwnhosewheinheieighiesnineiesmhveexpeiencedhiskindeducin.

    MleecheM.LeeheninhisnineiescudsiIIpplmeishehdmemizeclineemenYschoIwhenwiingices;neeencemoeilsweeneededThiSwshemehodheusedc

    cluiehe0iginwisdmhcmesmhepuemind.Wihhepueminduewisdomises.Hvinguewisclmiskn0wpesnlspsnduue

    ndlsundesndheIwscusendeec.neshoudnudgehingsbheippeonce

    34

  • buknwndundesndhwevenscomeobu.hewisd0mofknowingnhingemph0sizedinBud-

    dhismisheoiginowisdomnIwhennehspueminclwhichcninsnhingwiIIheIsknweveVhingwhenheisincnocwihheexenlwodTheefoehep0cicingondsucingo

    BuddhismbeginswiheliminingIhoughsin0de0binpuemind.

    Ahismodemehinko0uchidenwhespuesoinncenndunc0n0minedinheihinkingwhichiswhiisbesuchiclens

    leningBuddhismeinchiIdhdWihiIeef-ochidenconuIndesiIbenefimi.The

    expeiencesofopesnwihpuemindoesodieennclp0undhn00dinoYpes0ncnulppeciehem.

    WodPeceCnbeAchievediheMindondBdeWelinedheFmiisWeII-unondheCounYisWelg0vened

    AuepciinewiIkeephimseffombeinggeedngYignonnd0gnwoclohesndhisenvi0nmen.Ionehsn0heeemensusmeninedhenheisneihesinceenppe.

    Sinceindppehughsndviewpins0ehe

    35

  • b0sisfoininghemindApesonwihpuemindndbdwiIInobecmeil.WesueomillnessesbecuseumindseileclwihwondeinghughsndwTieshedeived0mgeedngeignnce0ndoognce.

    AsmenionedeiesinceinclppehughsndviewpoinsehebsisopuiingonelsmindApuiiedmindeds0puiiedbodndnullpesnwibecmeimmunemilness;huseIizedpcii0newoudnevegesei0usil.Me0veiopes0nisdeemined0folwhephBucIdhheoshewiIIndieinhecnvenionlmnne.AconveninIdeoh

    mensopesndesnoknwexcwhenhewilIevehiswIdnwheehewillgewds.nhehehnduepciioneswih

    cnidenceinhemselvesndinAmibhBuddhwh0cuIiveinccdncewihBuddhisech

    ingswibecpbecnlingbohheimelevinghiswdncbeingbninheWesen

    PueLndThisisneiheunusuon0fiYIebuhesimpleuhondcnbechievedbcuIiving

    hepuemindndvwingechheWesenPueLondTheefoeneneedsundesndh0wimpooniisbeeeowoiesndochmens.

    EveBuddhisshudmininpuemindnd

    36

  • bod0limeseingeveYnendevehingwihequindcompsue.nhenwuldhe

    mibeinhmnhesocieinuniondhewdpeceIVongewuIdwehovefeuds

    c0nicsows.hepecendhppinesswhichwewish0dwuIcnongebedeom

    WdpececnbechievediwecombineCn-ucinismndBuddhisminueducionIssem.

    TheEighBsicC0nfucinMolPincipes

    ilipiecompossionloveuswhinessespnSibiIipecencleuliehe

    eighb0sicConucinmooIpincipIesondeep-esenedbfuBdhisvsin8uddhism.DiTsngWngEhSoeKisighbBdhisvepe-sensililpie0ndheefehe DiTsonSu IS

    knownshe FiiIPievSu Thisisbecusei

    echesfilioespec0bhpensndecheswheboheciuIimpninBucdhismnd

    Conucionism.Toenelspenswihfiipiend0espececheseheinneviueso

    humnnoue.ThegoBucldhisechingis0useIizeheuenueohemindwhichcnnlbechievedbdiscveingisviuusnuewihuwhichnewiInevebecmeenlighened

    37

  • GunYin8odhisvsmbolizesc0mpssinndepesenskindnessndI0ve.WenShuShii

    MnusiBclhisvsmb0izeswisd0mndepesensfihndII.PuXinUnivesWhSmnbhclB0dhisvosmbizesgeovowsnclpuinghe8uddholsechinginpc-iceincIuclingiIipiecompssionndwisdom.

    Heepesenspeceondeuoi.Wihc0mpssinndwisdmnecngeneemeis.T0enI

    meisisbuiIclupnhe0undionofecluindpuihisishegeoesen0menhumnkindTcuivemeisinchidhodgeneemeisin

    middlegendenImeisinoldgeedescibeclinChinesesuhviuendbeu.newhensmeiinocgeiscIedhecmpIee

    pes0nwhichissimiIoBucldh.WemusunclesondhoBuddhsndBdhisvsen0gds

    buhem0speecondhppiesbeingsusIenm.

    WisencessinChinngevkedhesepin-cipleslngogbee8uddhismwsincIuceclhee.BucdhShokmuniCnuciusndMencius

    nevemebuhehdidenicolcncepsndeochingmehds.ThwosuIocoincidence

    ndsissidinChinesellHeeswudhvesimilviewssidinheWesGemindshinkIikell.

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  • CHAPTERS|XTHEBUDDHAlSTEACHINGSAREREVERYNE

    Recensudencmemeondskedhwpocice8uddhism.TheonsweisheuUnive-slVwsoBuddhsndBdhisvs:

    SenienbeingseinnumebeIvow0hephem;Aflicionseinexhusibe

    Ivowoendhem;Ws0pciceebundess

    Ivw0msehem;EnlighenmenisunsupssbIe

    Iv0woini.

    Thepohesisdoubesinssisinghembekhoughdeusinndbecmewkeneclhenhewibebleinuehppinessnclevesueingbehindln0dehelpIbeings

    escpemsueingneshuldbegodcuiv-excellinginmlnclccemicchievemens.AcuivcnIeonbuphlclinghepeceps

    guclginshmucnsecluencesceecbspeechbclnclmincli.e.wclsdeedsnd

    houghs.BeecompehensiveIeninghoweve

    39

  • iisnecessYculivegodviuebending0ufIicinsincIudinggeeddngeign0ncendgncesheYehesoucesoIdesiesnddeIusins.Tuewisdmsesomculivionofhigh

    mchceomopuenndiscimino0Vndcmpssi0noemindndn0omkn0wedgeginedmbks.WihupuemindheknwedgeginedIedsdeviedviews.TheefoeheispiiYinpcicingBuddhismisopunfYou

    mindnclcuffIlochmensenoneusws.WihhepuemindwecnheneIeceveYhingcIeIndknwoIIhusoininguewisdmndenIighenmen.

    BuddhismisoeveneegdIessogendegeccupi0nninliYeigion.EveYnecnenondpciceBuddhismfoiishee0chinguIimepefecwisdmTheeisneed

    BuddhlsechinginlIpsohewdH0weveiisnesonuueBuddhisechesThedii-

    cuYieswihhefchmospe0pIeconnenunceheiwdlYomendwehwhich0ehemobscIesinIening0ndpcicingBuddhism.WihupuemindheeisnwulYundesondBuddhlsechingsondeoizehec0uses

    oIhepbemsinhiswdeonwhiIewihouviuemeisndgdc0uses0ndcndiins

    40

  • p0ciionescnnoindgdechesTheefel0Iw0Ysencouogeungpciineseslvesve0ucunndhewd

    4l

  • CHAPTERSEVEN

    THEKEYTTHEGREATESTTREASURE

    RecenlwehveesbishedPueLndeningCeneinheUniedSes.Thegis0inducehediionChinesecuueoWesen-

    esndohephempciceBuddhism.unces-sinvenedhemospeciousncimeessvehice:

    cIssicChinesengugeclledWen-YenWenindeonsmihenciencuue0uuegen-

    eionsndus.WihhispoweuvehiceweconedhepubIicions0CnuciusoMenciushoweewienwenivehundedesg0.Be

    cuseuncesseizeclhongugewouclbechngingfomimeoimeheusedhiscssi

    cChineseIongugeopssonheiwisdomhughsskillsndexpeiences.lisnodifficu0

    leonWenYenWen.M.Leejmeochehsughushesece0ecinghecssicln

    guge;oneonIhsecieuenIichopesncienChineseieoue.Indeowieincs-sicoChineseneneedsmemoizeonehunded

    chpes.WihhiskeWen-Yen-WenwecnhveccessondIen8uddhismndoncienChinesewisdmf0heloesnsIions0heBuddhissu-

    sweeinhiscIssicInguge.AI0ngwihhe

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  • puenondisciminingndcmpssionemindwecnhusunIockouuIimewisdom.

    IhveencougedpciionesoedheIni-nieifeSuqwhichiswieninosimpefomfhiscssicChineselnguge.ThepublicshouIdesiIundesndEighpecenofiscnen.Thee0eneighchpesinhisc0mpiinoheIninlelifeSuqwhichiscseohemunhM.

    Leeequiedusomemoize.ThisisgdwseninghiscssicoIChinesenguge.Ae

    edingondmemoizinghissulbelieveheewiIbenomoebscIesinedingheBuddhisSus.ls0ngIugen00npciionesbuIsWeseneswh0wnoeonheChineseculuendBuddhismmemizeichpesWenen-WenheInfinieLieSuWihwoheeesoeff0onecnboinhekeoexpoehewndesooncienChinesewisdmndhesomeimensmheBuddhissuosinnels

    ownpiveesue.WihuhiskeYhvinglhesec0lecinssusndncienChineseIie

    uewouIdbeuiefoheeisnenYinoheesu.

    ElemenVSchooliSheFundion0HppinesS

    44

  • LdiesndgenIemenpensndsudenseemenYsch0olisheundi0nohppinessin

    humnIieheoohec0unVIsuuendheceke0fhefuuescie.Youhvemde

    suchconibuionshisgeesoskinhumniendsocie.IismosmeningulndvubIeoscienuuecpobIendviuusouh.IwudIikeexendmgiudenclhighese

    specouIwishollouinnepecendhp-piness.MeveYnehovegehehndps-

    pei!

    5

  • TheAf

    nv=L

    VenebeMseChinKung

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    HUSTNJEXAS

    CHAPTERNE

    HEEDUCATNF8UDDHASHAKYAMUlIURRIGINALEACHER

    #

    lIEducoin-ThefieldosudY

    cncenedwihechingondIeningll-THEAMERcANHERITAGEDIcTINAR

    BuddhismisneducinbuuIivingenvinmenndus.TheBuddhoechesusoecog

    nizeuseves;uhughsspeechondcionsndheconsequencesheevoke.osimpnIheBuddhwonsuseseuoiginI

    ndcmpIeewisd0m.Hee0cheshoeveYnepossesseshebiIiYincompeeundesnd-ingIiendheunivese0ndiisonIbecouse

    delusionh0weeunbIeeIizei.Weoebindedbdiscimininw0ndeinghoughsndchmensnd0gehenginIpueminduseI-nue.nhiswwehvecusedu-selvesmuchunneededsuenng

    TheBuddhoosechesusviewuenvinmencIe0I.Envi0nmenees0hepe0ple

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  • mesndbecswecmeocsseveVd.WhenouheseeemdisciminVhughsnclchmenswewiIIbebIeovieweveYhingcIenddeIwihhempp0pie.Thusweconiveinhmnwihhes0ndsuc-

    ceedinuende0vos.WhdidheBuddhmenwhenheughuscuive?Hisinenwsm0inIidusfu

    deusionsndchmens.IwedewgeheheSixPincipespcice0ughbheBuddhqwew0uIdnYendupwihhepcicegiving.Giv-

    ingsimpIYmensIegIwecnIegoougeedngeign00ncend0gncehenwewouldoIwsdwelIinpuimindfwecnIeg

    IIdiscimininswmesndchmenshenwewoudoinpeocespiiuIibeionhelh

    ndngevi.wecnegfuownviewsondwkgehehebeneif0heshenwec0n

    chieveh0m0nwihheshm0nYinscieYnduimeIwoIdpe0ce.FomhisweconseehhemoinpocicefheBuddholsechingsis

    nne0hehngivingWhenBuddhShkmuniwosinhewdhen0nusedwdse0chbumode0nexmpIehimself00Illivingbeingso0Iow.HeegdesieswdIenmensmeondweoIhIed

    50

  • heiele-homepes0nHeIivedliesim-pIicipuimind0ndbodnclhppiness.-dinYpeoplemighseehissbiendmiseble

    buhisis0ncueheiIockunclesndingnewihwisdomwoudviewhingscieenI.ThewisewouldseeheBuddhlsIiesneuelib

    einhppinessndulilmen.TheBuddhdoesnhveuselessh0ughsdiscimininsch-

    menswiesHweseheis!Heccdswihllcondiinsndemneswisdmineve

    hughndcinechsenienbeingsinhiswd

    TheBuddhsIiveives0wisd0mwhiledinpeoplelivelives0fflicinBudclhShkomunilsechingsshwushowchngeolicedivesin

    nesfgeowiscomomheseecheswewieonhw0eseheulimenclcmpeewis-d0mndobiliies0ouse-nue;0wingus

    inuehppinessndp0spei.ThisisheBud-dhlsEducin

    5l

  • CHAPTERTW

    THEFURKllDSFBUDDHISTDAY

    lnuwolddoheeeeosoudie-enpesofBuddhism.TheisisheuhenicBud

    dhismheeducionoundesndingheueeiliendheuniveseiginIughbBud

    dhShkmuni.UnuneIheuhenicedu-cionisenddiicuencunenwodYs.heeminingpesBuddhismemeoessdis

    oionsoheiginIechings.ThesecondpeisheeIigiusBuddhism.iginlBuddhismwsnoeiginbunowihosbe-cmene.Wecnnongedenhheeiso

    BuddhiseiginbecouseeveYwheeweokespeciIinAsiiisclisploedseligi0n.UnlikehemonseiesinhepswhichheIdeighh0ucossespedoondpovidednheeighhousselfcuivi0nodlsBudchisemplesnoInge

    uphdsuchpesevencefheBuddhIsTechings.Todweminseepe0pIemkingof

    eings0heBucdhsuesndpoingobessingsndgdoune.Inhisw0Buddhismhs

    beenwngIchngedineIigi0n.ThehidYpeBuddhismishephiIsphiclsudYheBuddhlse0chings.Mnunivesiies

    53

  • doecusesonhesud8uddhisSuscnsiceingheechingssophisph.hecn-enheBuddhlseduciniScucom

    peeunivesiknwedgendwisdom.Philosophisnne0fisc0uses.ussiiswngecgnizeunivesissingecuseiislsin

    pp0pieohinkondlimiheBuddhlseducionnlphiIsph.The8uddholseducinconhepuses0veupbIemsomfmiIYdiiculiesohege0issueoifenddeh.The

    Buddhlseochings0epo0undndvsndechusheuhsoiendheunivese.Ishud

    nbemiskensnophisphY.TheuhYpef8uddhismweseeinuw0IddishedevinndexenisBuddhismThisisnexemeIunounoedisoinwhichnYcmebeinheposhi0Yes.ReIigius

    8uddhismencugespeopebedecenndphilsphicoI8uddhismpusuesuhneihecusemuchhmosocieY.HweveiBuddhismischngedindevionndexenoIisphusingheweknesshumnnueche0ndhm

    livingbeingsdisubinghepecendsefsciehenhisconvesinhsgone.Thespeechndcionshesedevinndexen

    phscnbeveYocivendenicingne

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  • shulcbeveYcefusnobemisedbhesedevinwYs0egeingiwouIdbele.

    ThesefoupesBudclhismexisinus0cieodweshuIdecognizehemowhhee

    ndhinkceusowhichwismsbeneficil0usndhe0newewilIuimeIoIlow.

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  • CHAPTERTHREE

    THEARTFLVIlGSELECTEDPASSAGES

    uginsudingBuddhismispenupouwisdm;inhisg0Iweculivepuif

    mind.InodlssocieugeesobscIeseTVdinewsppesndmgozinesheseI

    conincnenshcnpIueouminds.enencugepepenecIisen0hese

    hings.Whenuheseeemheseun-neededlicinswecniveechdinpecendhppiness;huswingumindseun0

    puiY.WihnundeudedmindonewiseemesIiecIeemoedeepIndfhehnhes.Thisisbecuseseedndconcenedmindis

    mindwisdm.ThekeincuivingheBuddhlsechingsishvingseedndconcened

    mind.InpcicinghePueLndmehdpuiomindisofemosimpnce

    ThelninieieSugechesusculivepuieuIindenlighenmen.8eingminduIfheBuddhiscuivinghebveBuddhAmibhispuiYeuIindenIighenmen.Whenweeciehe8uddhlsnmeweeeminded

    hesequiies.InChinBuddhismcnbedividedinen

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  • schls.AsidemhewSmIVehiceschswhichhoveoIe0ddecIinedheeighem0ining

    schIsbeIngheGeoVehice.Tw0sch0IsZenndShingeneheBuddhdsechingshughhemehdIEnIighenmen.IlTheYseekhegeenlighenmenundesndhe

    hemindnduncveheseI-noue.UsuIhselessecpobiIiiesbecomeenlighenednhei0wnhvemuchdiicuinechingheigIshughhismehdThusocuiveheZenScho0lequieshighleveIwisdmbiIiYond

    considebYpuemindWihuhesenewoudhveos0eningomhebsis0BuddhShkYmunilsechings.

    ThesudoheseechingsisoheIpesbIishppeundesndingndviewpoins;hushemehod0MPopeViewsndKnowIedgellisusedheeoeneheBuddhlseochings.TheeefouschsinhiscegYinToiShinShouFoShi

    ngndSnLwun.Thepociionesohesesch0Issudndf0lIowheeochingsoBuddhShkmuniocoTecheienoneousviews

    hughsondcins.ospepIeecopbIeoeninghismeh0dbuiisIongouneYsuchsgingscho0.nemusso0meIemenYschIhengduoIIdvncegdebYgdeo

    58

  • uniohighhighschooIndcoIIege.Infinishing0negodene0inshebeneihsingIegde.TheinIwschlsehePueLndndheEs-

    enc.hesesessheimpncefcuIivingpunYmind;husheimehodopcicingheBud

    dhiseochingsishughpui.Pepelc-pobiIiiesegdesSbwhehehe0eineIIigen

    IessblecnpcicehePuendSch.Alc0npcicendsucceedincuivingPueLnd

    meh0dnhehehondheEseicSch0ole-uieshighlevepu0mindmkingiveYdiicuechinment

    ThedifeencebeweenhecuIivi0nfpuiinhePueondSchIondheEsoeicSchis

    hhePueLndSchoIechesusocuivepuimindwofmplluinwhileheEseicSchechesuscuivepuimindinhe

    midsfp0Iuinheleinvvessebeingimmesedinpouinbunbeingcnmined;

    nuIhisseisodiicu0mospeopeoin.

    TuewisdmisesfompuimindhushewisdmspkeninheBuddhlsechingSisn0

    ined0medingondsudingb0ks;hewisdmwe0infomeodingondsudingisonlwdIknowledgendn0uewisdm.

    59

  • TuewisdmisheuncinouseIfnue.usen0ueiscmpeewihininiewisdomvi-uesndbiIiies;u0iieshepesenineveY

    0nelsseIf-nuendweneedknowhwobnnghemu.

    BuddhollisPuiYEu0liYondEnlighenmen.TheBuddholsechingscnbesummizedinen

    simpIephses:

    ueSinceiVwdshes

    PuiindWinEquli

    ineveMhingwesee

    PPeUndeSndingf/ifeondmeun/verse

    Cmpssininhelpinghesnwlseuneminoond

    uncndiIno/woy>

    SeeThughheuhfimPemonence

    leG

    fowondenghughsondochmemSAineedmfmindondsp

    60

  • AccdWihCndiinsglngwihhesiuinBeinduIBuddhAmibhfwinghisechngsndvwingbebm

    nhePueLnd

    TheisiveepesenheBuddhlshendheviueso0use-nue.Pesenweoeun-

    bleocompleeImniesheseculiiesclue0uIckcuivingheIeive.Diligenpc-iceisneededbingouheseviuesofheBud-

    dh-nuewihinus.TheuimegoIinleningBudchismishegePefecion.InlwkslieBudcIhsnd

    Bdhisvscs0emdelsllpeopleoow.Sucenshe8uddhcnbegoodexmpesohesmiieshfIowheBuddhls

    echingscnbehveinwhiswhbeingheem0demiies.foneissisuclenhennelsschIwkcnducndheh

    becmenexmpeonelscssmes.ThisisbeingsuclenoheBudclh.Ingingowokunningbusinessonecnbe0em0deIl

    businesspesns00w.ThuseveYhinginhe8uddhdhmcnbenumbene.Aomiclweinginpefecwisdmishem0sc0nenu-

    6l

  • nendhppYmiIinhewdBuddhismisheeducoionwisdm;iencmpsseshingsondexceedshebundiesbeweencunies0ces0ndeIigins.SinceBuddhismisoneduc0inlIwesoIeIigionsoeweIc0me

    ndcnIenndcuIivehiseducinofuewiSdm.

    InheVisuIizi0nSuqheTheeCndiinseheundinculivininBuddhismUpn

    peecingheTheeCndiinsnewiIhvecom-peewisdmg0dfune0ndviue.

    Theiscondii0ncnsissfupcicesbsednheundmenIm0shumonkind:

    l)2}3)

    8eingiIi0lupensRespecingechesndedesBeingc0mpssineondn0kiIing0nivingbeingndF0l|wingheTenGoodCnducs

    ThesecndcndiinconsissheepcicesbosedncuIivingheseI:

    5)6}7)

    TkingReugeinheTipleeweIsAbidingbYpecepsuIesndcusms

    CnducinguseIvesinp0pe0nddigni

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  • iedmnne

    ThehidcndiinconsissffupciceswhichIIowhepocicesBoclhisvs:

    8GeneingheBdhimind,Deepbeievinginhew0Cusend

    EecI0ReciingnduphocingheMhnsus

    ndIIEncouginghesnhephEnIigh-

    enmen.

    AogeheheseeIevenpcicesechhovingispooundondvsmeningneedsobepuo

    useinevedIiefheehe0undin0heninees0echingsgivenbBuddhShkmuni.

    GeoVehicIeBuddhisminChinocnbeepesenedbhegeB0dhisvs0heFouFmous

    Munins.FisisEohTesueBodhisvoiuhuMuninepeseningilipiendespec.SecondisGuonYinGeCompssionBodhis0vofPuuMouninepeseningcompssionThidisMnlushiBdhisovWuiMunoinepeseningwisd0m.FouhisUnivesWhBdhisv

    63

  • EmeiMuninepeseninguep0cice.TheseougeBodhisvsepesenhecoecuIivo-ionAsbeginneswese0ningomEhTesueBodhisvfheehisheIieof

    Ilivingbeings.BecusehegeehnuueslbeingsndisheesuYfIlhoispeciousheBudclhusesiepesenoumindgundll

    mindeohuuemindoiginIn0ueiscm-peewihininiewisdomviuusbiIiiesndens;wemusknwhow0penhisesuYindeo0inisbenefis.EhTesue80dhisvechesusbeililupoensndespecuIouechesinhesepcicesiesheke

    openingheesuuse-nue.heieIdiipieisvos.upensh0veshwnusgekindnessinbingingusupndin

    educoingusheeeweshudnnnuueheigingb0diesbuweshudlsnuueheispiiuweIl-beingndmindshusheIpinghemo

    behpp:hisispcicingiipie.RegodinghepciceiIiIpieweshudsiveodoubesinIivingupoupenlsex

    peci0ns.Whenhewishus0begdpesonsndbeneiscieweshouddos;oc0h-ewisewudbeuniiI.FchilclengingschIiwoudbeunfiIiI0dopooinschw0kcus

    6

  • ing0nelspensobewITiednddisppined.IwoudbeuniIiIinelsconducwspooi

    nelshehwspionewosdisespecuInelsechesocuIdngeIngwihhes.Aeeching0duhdondeneingscieiwuIdbeuniIioIobeebeiouswdsnelsboss

    ounbe0co0peewihcwkescusingneIspensowoYFmheseweeIizehowvShefied0fcuivoingfiIiIpieeoIisnd

    h0heenieBuddhdhmisocuoiuseoch-ingheWFilioPie.InBuddhismhepefec-infiipieisoncmpIeeduponechingheUnsupssedEnighenmenoBuddhhod

    Nwdshumonkindh0sbeenseiuspoluedinheh0ughsviewsspiindbdhusledingoheppence0mnsngeilI

    nesses.Theo0cuseiInessnddiseseisp0lui0n;ifnelsboclndmindepueonewiln0fi0gwoId.Tonbec0meiIgowoldisue

    hoppinessndgoodf0une.Tooinhisgowenlneedolenndcuiveccodinghe

    Buddholsechings.Inuw0d0dwhee0odshvebeenpouedbpisonsweshouldhbcmpssinoc0mpossionishenid0eo0Ipisons.Aulcmpssinehecnneulizepisns.The

    65

  • BuddhoncesidMEvehingoisesfmhemindilThuspueequIondenIighenedmindhe

    nouIIbingsheIh0nelsbod.WhenweeciemoningndeveningceemniesinnofheBuddhndBdhisvimgesiisussifweweevowingbidebYheiech-ingsighinheipesence.ningeciincs

    semindepeveningusfmfgeingheBuddhlsechingsondemindingus0cc-cdinginhecusehed.Eveningeci-iniseecin0hedIspocicecheckingseeiweced0ccodingheBuddhlsechings.wedidhenwecnwkevenhdeneximeinhenweneede0mseekinge-

    newouselvese0chd.nIbpcicinginhiswcnuebeneisbeined.M0ningnd

    eveningeciinsehemsbsicpcicesinleningBuddhismIisnecessooemind0usevesechdndeecnde0m.

    newh0wishesbecomesudenheBuddhshoudisIen0mIieBodhisvbeeknwninAmeicsllTheHppBuddhllieoB0dhiSvepesenshemosbsicc0n-diionsnecessVbecmeBudclhissmiingceondbigheepesenedbhisbigbe.AheBuddhim0gesseeoemindusohe

    66

  • echingsnden0id0Isogodsowship.MTheHppBuddhlIechesus0givensenndisciminingmindndobehpp;husbeingbIeeneheBuddhWo.

    TheconenheBuddholse0chingsisinfi-

    nieIpundndvs;neisunbespekoilIfheessenceiisunoh0mbIe.Undersnclingicnbinggehelp0uIivingwok

    ndinecingwih0Ilpeplemoesndis.Buddhismulsup0sseshebundiesfnionoliYcendeIiginiencmpsseseveYhingTheBuddhdsechingisulpefeclcmpIee

    educin

    67

  • CHAPERFURTAKIlGREFUGEINTHETRPLEEWES

    TkingReugemens0eunnde.WhenwekeeugeinheBuddhweeeuningm

    oudeludedse0mindndeingup0nnAwkenedEnIighenedmind.Whenwekeeuge

    inheDhmweeeuningmdevinviewsndeIingup0npopeviewsndunclesnding.WhenwekeeugeinheSnghweoeeuningompluinnddishmnndelingupn

    PuilindndheSixPincipesivinginHmon.TkingefugeinheTipeeweIsesoeshecompeewisd0mndbiiies0ouSeIue.WewiIIinPuiEu0IiHnesFeedomCompssinndvellJueH0ppiness.

    The8uddheweI

    BuddhisSnskimeoningAwenessndEnIighenmen.WhenwekeeugeinheBucldhwev0weun0mbindihnddeusinnd

    eIuponUndesondingndAwenesSswIie.ImgesheBuddhseesemindeusopcicewenessndundesondingnde

    nobecs0woship.Psoingndsh0winge

    69

  • specwdsheseimogesoeonIwsc0uneITgncendcuIivehumiIiY.ThisiskingeugeinheBuddh

    TheDhmoewe

    DhmomensPpeUndesndingndViews.DeIusinhsbsucedusfmseeingheuecepepIendheeIiYbehindmes

    ndobecs.Thishscuseduskliendheuniveseindisoednddevinwo.WhendeIusionisceecnclouminclsepuenexenwegiveisewisdm.WihwisdomweebIeseeIpependmesc0mpeencclel.Whenouheos0epuewec0nseehe

    pspesenncIfuue.nIwhenweh0veceseenheWhecnuviewpoinndUndesndingbecnsideedPpe.

    heBucldhlsmindispuewihuhesighespIui0hndheeeseesevehingcle0lndenieI.WecneIuponheSusecdedechingshe8uddhbecusehespeken-ieIheuhsheBuddhhsseenTheech

    ndshwushewinPuioMindseeliendheunivesem0scendbecmeIuslikeheBuddhs.Whenweencunesuswe

    70

  • shoudimmedieIbinghmindoespecndeminduselvesculivoeRighUndesndingndViewsThisiskingeugeinheDhm.

    TheSngheweI

    SnghmenspuindhmnTodlswdisfiledwihpIIui0n;pluionfmindspii

    viewsndbcl.EvenheehndhemspheeehzdpuedThe8ucldhugh

    TheenvionmenchngesoccoclingohemindWeshuldeunfmIhesepuionsndeI

    up0npuiofmindPuiMindishekesv-ingouEoh

    Theeiss0gedishmninouwod0domngspousesfmiiesiencsscieiesnccounieswhichhsbughusmuchsueingndmn

    disses.TheBuddhughus0eluponheSixPincipesLivinginHmnesobishhmoni-useIionshipsmong0hesncl0useves

    Snghlseesgupffoum0epesnswhpciceheBudclhlsechingsndbiclesbheSixPincipeivinginHmnY.Thisincucleshemnksndnunswemencune.Whenweseem0nksndnunsweshoudimmedi-

    eIgiveise0mincl0puindhmn.This

    7l

  • iskingefugeinheSngh

    7Z

  • ETHREEREFUGES

    bheBuddhoeumondeyeumingmdeusnsnd

    eyingupnAwenessndUndesnding.

    bheDhmeunndeyeuningmeneusvewsnd

    eyingupnPpeViewsndUndesoncling

    bheSngheunndeyeuningmpunnddishomony

    ndeyingupnPuiMinclndheSixPincipesHmon.

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  • CHAPTERF|VEHWHMEMAKERSCANCULTIVATETHE

    BDHISATVAWAYINEVERYDAYLFE

    ImusbeveYiesomedhesmekindowkeveYdndespeciIIohomemkesI

    seemssinecnnobeeeomh0usehldchoes0singedondmonege0u

    bledbheiduies.HoweveiweconenochngeuwoIookinghingswewiIbeblepef0mucheswihgeo.

    MuchhepoblemishoodinVpeopeevemuchoochedoheMseIhehinkllm

    doinghiswok;p00memsoied;whshoulddohishem3ThemoehehinkhiswYhe

    moeflicedhebecomeIfweweeIe0nheB0dhisvoWheWoUndesndingndEn-ighenmenndv0wunivesIhelplivingbeingshen0uviewpoinwoudbemuchdifeen.

    InfwingheBodhisvPhheishingweIenishePciceGiving.Bseinghe

    mihomehehomemokeB0dhisvisoedcuivingGivingGivingincIudesheGiving0WeIhheGiving0fTe0chingnclheGivingof

    FeesSnessTheGivingofWeIcnbedividedin0ueweoIhndinneweh.FexmpIe

    75

  • oueweIhees0mkingm0nefoufmiIYndpvidingheme0nslivingInnewelheesusingouphYsicIenegndwisd0msup-

    pumi.ShepcicegivingcnbecmpIeedpefecIh0me.

    Whenweduhousew0kwihcend-gnizeuhme0becIenndnehisisbingingcomIhemil0ndodmiinf0m0u

    neighbs;hisiscuivinghePcicePecepbseion.AbidingbpecepssimpYmensbidingbuleS-uIeshecunYs0cieYndminddoingevehinginong0nizednd

    ppewo.Endunceindoing0ucheswihucmplinoigueiscuIiv0inghePcicefP0-ience.Inseekingimp0vemeneveVdYhopinghomTwls0inmenwiIexceedhf-

    dIsiscuIivoingheP0ciceDiIigence.npef0mingnelsviusduiesdoibusiImininingpuendundeIudedheiscuivinghePcice0fConcenininPui0findbeing

    pmdiscimin0inghughsnd0chmens.FmwihinpuiYmindnewiIIgiveisewis-domndwiIIbefiIledwihinnepe0cendhoppi-

    nesshisiscuIivoinghePciceoWisdm.ThuswihueundesndingwewiIdiscovehheseSixPinciplesCuiv0edbBdhisvsGivingPe-

    76

  • cepsbseinPienceDiIigenceCncen-ioninPuiMindndWisd0mcnbepcicedopefecininheeveYdcsodusingsweepingwshingndc0king

    ncewehvepefomed0uduiesweIlwebecmeemdelshmem0kes0vehewldndnexmpIeImiIiesIIow.Thus

    noncnweheIpouneighbsbuexendeclwecninIuences0ciehecunYndevenhewdinposiivew.F0mhiswecmesee

    hindusingsweepingwshingondckinghmemkeB0dhisvisculcoVinguhegevwhepingIIivingbeings.ThisisuYbeingosudenoheBuddhSiwecnc0nem-

    pIe0uduies0sdescibedbovewewiIIbeiIIedwihpeocendhoppinessinuwok.Hwhen

    cudnYhingubeus?ThemsimponocoinIeningndcuIi-vingheBuddhlsechingsishonebebIe

    pciceheminevedIie.UndesondinghiswewuIdbebIepciceheSixPincipesCuIi-

    vedbYBdhisvsuwkndice.ABdhisvin0wIks0IiewheheppeingsmonwmnedechidcuIivesbIivinguphishewnespnsibiIiies.CuIivi0nndIiving

    e0nehisisheIieoenIighenedbeings.

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  • CHAPTERS|XSEECTEDPASSAGESFRMLIVlGBUDDHlSM

    Buddhismisneducionnooeligion.Wedonow0shipheBuddhweespechimsoeoche.Hisechingsenbeus0levesufeing

    ndinuehppiness.

    lisbesoepeopIewihespecnclsinceibeingespnsibIefuocinsndceuwhenhndling0helsp0pe.Bec0nse-vivewihspeechndcinsovidhming

    hes.

    Iisbesshowougiudehosewh0hvesh0wnuskindnesssuchospensechesndevenscie.EveY0neinhescieisinedependenndineeled;wecnpociceg00ddeedsoephem.

    H0wmonpepeecognizehekincnessshownbpoens3UsuIIYpeplednoeizeuniIhehemseIvesbecmepensIseheip

    ensWeconshwug0iudehughpcicingfiliIpiebbeingesp0nsibIecnsideendc0mplinoupoens.

    79

  • TbepcnenndhppYpesnIsbeehnbeingnewhisnchwmedndfIicedwihgeed

    Buddhismisechingwhichshwsushw0IivehppuIiIIingndcnenIife.

    TueL0veisundiscimin0ingunchingnduncndiino;wecnshoehislovewih0II

    beings.ThisiscIedcmpossion.

    wewishbingpe0cehew0IdweneedsbchngingoueoneuswoYs.Wdpecesemsminnepece.

    ug0IinsudingheBuddhlsechingsndcuIivinisincmpeeundesnding

    fiendheunivese.

    BecnsideendkindinY0uspeechTpudwnonhepesonisonIpvinguwnTgncendckseconidenceohes.

    ieissh0ondgiIewhn0cuivekind-nessinsedfcmmiingcswhichcusehmIivingbeingsndnese|?

    80

  • Cuivingviueisokeepkindhespekkindw0dsonddkindcsbenei0hes

    Wisepesnsconohb0eeingsoginooss.InhiswhecnsnIdweinheIof

    possessinggepecemind.

    Thep0inpcicinggiving0ndchiYisooskegeeclhedignncendoITgnce

    Whenhepingohesweshoudhinkboubeneiingheeniescieevenhewodinsedoflimiing0uhepusheoneswel0ve.

    Expndingheb0undiesouceohesmkesouiveSmoemeningfuueedomnd

    hppiness

    The8uddhlsechingseoechingwisdm.ivingBudclhismisofilouliveswihumoswisdmndhppiness.

    lnIcicumsnceswemusiseecuponuseIves.ConuciusoncesidllDongiveh-eswhou0used0ndesiell.Thisisechingus0keephumne0ndsinceehe.wewon0hessmieuswemusissmiIeohes.In

    8l

  • deingwihmeswemusnseekpesonIginbushudwkhepubicwee.

    Auecuivdesnoseehe0uIsofhes.Whenwehinkoheslusibecmesu0wnIicion.EvenehsheigdondbdsidesbuwemusenkohegdpinsofhesndsiveespecIbeings.

    82

  • THEARTFIVINGIDALLAS/TEXAS

    ULYI,95

    BuddhisminsucsushwivehppYndfuI-iIingives.IwsnsmiecoChinin67ADncl

    sincehenhosspedndluishedhughuhecunY.Hwevenhinghhsbeenpssed

    dwnIngpeiodcnbeexpecedoexpei-encesmedisinndBuddhismisnexcepion

    iginBucldhismwsBuddhShkYmunilsechingpeecinenlighenmenollsen-ienbeingsinhenineeIms.Unoun0eIve

    heIswoheehundedessmebegnoegdioseliginTheninhepswenYhiesibeg0nobeviewedosphios0ph.

    Hwevehemsdiss0usIIisisdisionbYsmeincutThesehveseiouslmisedpeope

    wmheiginoechingsIfwecmmiou-seIveshepciceweneedoceIuncle

    sndexocIwhheBuddhughus.AfewYesginSnFnciscIgveIki-ledTUndesndBuddhism.llUnuneldue0heonendhhouimecnsinIwsun

    0bIeeboeosmuchsIhdwned0.ThensevemnhsIe.DovidZhenginvied

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  • me0Mimi.HebhhsedndpvidedheEng-Iishnsli0nmsevendecueseiesonBuddhismieclMTUndesndBuddhism.TheksweevicleopedohimendepublishedTundesondheBuddhisechingsis0uisnd

    m0sbosicess0n.PcicingBudchismndn0knwingwhhegolsecneduce0upociceoblindsupesiion.

    FisheBudclhisuechendnogodBodhisvse0usenicIssmeswihwhomwesheequsus.Buddhismisneduci0n.

    Whodesiech3TheBuddhlso-nineesfechingeecdedssuos.ThesehvebeencmbinedwihsucmmeniesbgeomseshoughouhisoYindensececincIIedTheBuddhisCnonwhichheeeovehivesionsinexisence.Theseechingsexplinheuhb0uiendheunivese.Lieeesus

    ndheuniveseefes0ouivingenvinmen0ndbenc.Whismoeeevnhnoundesndheelionshipbeweenheunivesendus2

    SeveIe0sgIwsIecuingopoessosheUnivesiiesoBeingIIning0ndiling.Upn

    eninghBuddhismis0neducinmucliencewssnishedThenwe0soglIeneclhoheeweenehundedsevnpesss

    84

  • cossChinsudingheechings.Thisisgooclsign.We0ughischngeupecepi0nsnd

    undesndhenuefhisunsupssededuci0noulbeneiomi.

    TheBuddh0dushnenlighenedpesnisonewhocompeeunclesondsbulieondhe

    univese.ABuddhisbeingwh0ispeecen-ighenedwhiIeBodhisvccdingoMseXuonTsungisnowkenedsenienbeingllThe

    eemenhodifeeniesusomBuddhsndBdhisvsishesoeoconsciousnessoenIigh-enmen.EnighenedbeingSeeendinde-

    pendeninnenvinmenwhiIeween.TheChinesehveosinglWhenoneisconsicedbsocie0neisunbleocccdingoonelswiI.

    FoinsncemoseveYonewishesomkeouneinhisIieimebuook0unclhowmnpe

    pelsdemshvecucomeue?Buddhissushvepvidecluswihmehodsochievewhevewewish;osheIhoungnclhpp

    swes0endheccIeofbihncldeoh.PingoheBuddhsBclhisvsospiissimpdesnd0i.

    Thesushveughushew0okecnloudesin.lweIowheechingswecn

    hvewhwewish.HoweveiwefiIo

    85

  • chieveougooIiisbecuseweeihehveppiechewngmehdmisinepeedhemeningswihinhesus.Buddhismisechingfwiscloms0nIwisdomcneslveupblemsndulilI0uwishes.

    Howdweginwisdm2IvnYpepIewhgewupinoumdensciewuIdogeeh0wisdomisginedminmion0kn0wIedge.TheBuddhldusheppsie!HeughushwisdomisIedwihin0useInue;idesn

    cmemheuside.Upnechingenlighen-menheSixhPichZenMseHui-Nengepedohisechehwisd0missmehingwepossessndhiisinne.ugodounecpbiIiondwisd0m0ecomplee;nne0hemcnbeboinedexenl.TheBuddhechesuslkhemwihinumindupuemind.TheeeBuddhismisosuclheinnese.

    Eliehiseg0uppesssmshemfmheUnivesi0TiwnndheCenI

    EducionRese0chCeneeuesedmeknheDimondSuAIhughhdnecuednhissufoIm0swenesIgdlYc-cepedheinviin0snppouniYleveuueBuddhiss0ecueseiesoidheminheisudies.

    86

  • TheDimondSugisuonimponpooMhnpociceoswelshecoeoZenpc-ice.Iconcenesonheundesndingowis-

    dom.DueohedvocionZenlsFifhndSixhPiochshissubecmewideknowninChinveivehousndeighhundedwdsinenghiisoopooundomospeopIeocompleeunde

    sndTheehvebeensevehundedexplno-ionscmmenieswienonhissuonehough0uChinesehisoV.EolieinhiscenuVM.

    Wei-NongingwhspenoessudinghissuwewhhsbecomeweIIedcmmen

    Y.Hecmbinedheessencebohhencienndcuencmmenoies0mokeiesieopeo

    peoundesndhesundhusheuemeningsliendheunivese.

    TheDimondSuike0hesusconinshepinciplesondmehdsochieveenighenmentIwecnmSehepinciplendcuivewihcn

    fidencewewibecomeenIighenedegdless0hemehdwechose.Hweveiweenochievingimp0vemeninoudoiIpcicehenwemushoveveokedhepincipIesndmeh-

    dshesuFmne0sIhvebeenlecuingnhePueLndmehd.SmeneskedmeTeche

    87

  • ouhvebeenspeokinghePuendechingsslngwheounwecuingnheDi-

    mgn-L1g?ilWhenYuhinkbuiheDim0ndUigheAmibhoSundheInfinieLieSu

    eIhesmeinhheencugeusecieheBuddhisnmewihuonchmeninF

    deobebnin0heWesenPueLnd.IwedidnIedhvehighdegeefwisdmgdosmeisndgdc0ndiionswewouIcln

    hvechsenhePueLndSchoIsupcice.WhenIwsoungIm0dehemiskehink-inghhissch0lwosnohigheveIpcice.

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    peseiveswhichehmuIous.nddiinweeseeingmendm0epepewihdiseses

    hhvenpeviusexisedEvenheoseomeisdieennow.Yesgchicksndpigesweeisedinhepensheweehoppieondhecedhesefhe

    me.Nownimlseisedinnwspcewihnoplocem0veD0ouhinkhe0e

    hpp?heodhiniwnhepigeseinecedwihchemicIsshegowmecluick.

    Theiliesponisnsixmnhsonclhechickens0nIIivesixweeks!EvenvegebesondginsenoexcepionsbeingcnminedHwcuclwengesick2

    Theeoegicisgo0dushoughiishmuIoueeswhenkeningecluniies.

    gL1DTheBucldhooughusnkibuwhsh0udweclbuinsecssuchsmscuies

    ondies?

    Answe.TheBucldhnonlughusop-ecInimsbuIspns.EvenpInshve

    lll

  • ivesndg0wwihdigni.Theeeunlessheeisbsouen0spceus0wIkundhemweshoudnseponhembecousehbehvioisdisespecuIndninsuohepIns.

    NomlwheneeissIshumnheeiseespii.nncienimesmnksenIivedin

    mouninhus.Theedsbe0ehecueeobuidhehuhewoudespecuIeIoheiin-eni0nndskheeespiimoveose

    pce.Thismehdconbeppiedinsecs.IndeokeepouhousesnclenvionmencIenndoumihehwecnsndinn0sueofheBuddhBdhisvheedYsbeoe0u

    cionsndskheinsecsmove.Somepe0pIewhohvedonesowihsinceeondkindheshve

    eceivedg0odesus.

    ll2

  • T

    UndesndBuddhism

    VenebelseChinKung

  • MTUNDERSTANDBUDDHISMil

    EXCERPTSFRMTHETALKINAUSTRA[IAANUARYI,

    CHAPTERNE

    AVIRTUUSANDPERFECTEDUCAT|N

    TclYweseenincesingnumbeopeopleundhew0dsingopociceBuddhism.

    HwevenomnpeopleulundesndwhBuddhismis.heeoehisbecomesveimponpicWhexcisBuddhism?Weneed0

    undesndiceIBucldhismisomsviuousndpeeceducincliecedbheBuddhowdssenienbeingsinhenineeIms.Howcn

    weeIhBuddhismisoneduci0n3FiswecnelIomhewwecllBuddhShkmuniou

    lIiginTecheilhheishefundeoBudclhismndh0weoehissudens.Fmhisiisvep-

    penhheBuddhndwesheechesudeneinshipThisisonloundineducin.

    lBuddhismishisechingwhhenisheBuddh?8uddhisSonskiwoclmeoningwisdomnclenIighenmen.HowevehiswisdmisnhewIcllwisdmwehinkd.BdISpeking

    heBuddhdswisdomishebiIi0uimelpe

    ll5

  • eclnccecIcmpehendheueeliflienclheuniveseinhepspesenndfuue.newhhspeceivedhiSwisdomiscled8ud-dhBuddhShkmuni0ldusholsenienbeingsincudinguseIvespssesshisinnewis-d0mndbii.ThusBucldhismegclsIbeingseu.AIhughweeecluiniginpesenwecnn0seehisbec0useeveonelswisdomncl

    biIiiesdie.

    InuscieheeehsewheineIigenndhsewhoenhsewihgeobilindhsewihess.H0wdhesehingscmebueTheBuclch0clushheedueo0uving

    degees0delusion.uinnoewisdom0ndbiiieseempiIosduehisdelusionbuenuIpemnenlos.fwecnbekh0ughhisdelusi0nhenwewibebeecovehese

    biIiies.Theeoehe8uddhlsechingsshwushowoidousevesfdeusinnduncoveuinneobiiies.

    lisensedinMohnsushhe8udclhclidn0diecIhepsenienbeings.Thenh0wdosenienbeingsbecmeBudclhs2Bhemseves.TheBucdhonIssissfmhesidebex-piningheueeIifhwwedeIudeuseves

    AfeeIizinghiswecliIigenpuhisechingsin0

    ll6

  • pciceoinenighenmenfueeli.WehenbecmeBuddhs8uddhShkomunicIeI

    expIinedhbecomingBuddhisinblebsenienbeings.

    FmhiswecnseehBuddhismiseoch-ingH0weveechecnnIeduceusbou

    hepincipeseIIusohisheexpeiencesinpcicendinmenndsuggesviousmehods

    oouinmen.heesuIimeIdependsupnus.Weeheoneswhoneed0beenhusisic

    nddiIigenin0deoinchievemen.nceweunclesndhBuddhismisneducionwe

    wiIgiclegdheBuddhosue0che.FomhisweundesndhinppeWoPlceswed0noegclheBuddhBodhisovimges

    sgodsobew0shippedWemkefeingsoheseimgeswesns.Fisoemembend

    epougiudehisuIgeeducionwhichwehvesfounoelenc0uneedndccepedinhislieime.

    he0peningveseosusssiveYwe;llIisexemedificuoencounehisechinginini

    nieens.ThedebgiudeweweheBud-dhissimi0heemembncewhichsmeChi-

    nesehvewdheincess.WeeecnouiginsfwihouhesencesswewuIdnexis.

    ll7

  • Thesecncleos0nwemkefeingshe8uddhisoowheexmpesofheviuous.BudclhShokmuniwsnoclinVpes0nikeus;ehew0sbIe0bewkenedndbecomeBuddh

    WhisheeosopusfomchievinghissweI?Theeehepicuessues0he8uddhsee

    emincIuseveVmomen0dvncediigenYwdshisgoI.Theimgesenbeegdedsgdsooblecs0supesiion.

    InBudclhisWPcesheimgesoBuddhosndBodhisvshvemnppences.Thishs0eneclhemiscncepionhnnisBudclhismeIigionbunehw0shipsmuideiiessweI.lndeedBuddhsndBdhisvshvemn

    nmes.FoexmpleinheTipikheeisheTenThouSndBuddhNmesSuwhichgivesusove

    wevehusndBuddhlsnmesndevenmenmeso8dhisvs.Wheheesomn

    BuddhsncBodhisvs3Wihinouoigin-noueheeexissinfiniewisdomviuousndis-icbiiieshcnnobecmpeeIepesenec

    bmeeonenme.IissimioohighIccm-pishedpesninpminenposiin;hishebusinesscdcuIdh0venumeousies.

    ThenmesoheBudclhsepesenhecmpIeeinnendviuusbiIiieswihinuSef

    ll8

  • noueAhe8dhisvnmesepesencuivoi0nodiffeenviues.Theiginbiiieswihinouse-ndueeininiebuempoiIIs.Wih0u

    genuineculivi0nwewin0beble0uncvenhem.AIlheBuddhondBdhisvnmes

    en0neohehonouselvesnceweunclesndhiswewilelizehhighIeveoisVepe-

    sensheslesheBuddhlsechingsex-ompescupuesndpicuescnexpesshe

    DhmUndesondingheuemeningheseimgeswilhelpusginheuebenefisfhe

    8uddholsechings.lfBuddhismisneigi0nwhisin0henophilosph2Inphisophheeisb0hsublecndnbec.InMohnBuddhismheeisno

    clieencebeweensubecndoec;heYoeone.hismeningisvepfoundnddiicuI

    undesncFoexmpegemsesiclllUiizinggodomuensiIsIIuensisegoldllAehegldndheuensihesmehingdife-

    en3Fmheioppenceshekikewdi-feenhings.H0weveomheicmp0siionwe

    eIizehheehesme.WeneedpundinuiivecompehensinouIundesndheei0ie0ndheunivese.AIfheMhnSusoexpIoinhisc0n

    ll9

  • ceponcluh.WewilshehesmeviewpoinswihheBuddhwhenweulundesndnd

    ceecgnizehisuh.dinYpepelikeweedeludednwhwBecuseweseeeveYhinginpp0siinohehenoknwinghineieveVhingiscuInendnwo.

    l20

  • CHAPTERTW

    THEGA

  • wIclheeoesomeveineigenndwisepe-pesuchsscienissphisphesndeIigiusIedeshehoveechedhigheelizoionh0nmospepehve.HwevehughheYmhveechedceinIeveIoe0IizionheBud-dhwuIdn0ecognizeheiknwledgeoshe

    ppeenIighenmenbecusehehvenseveedheiicionsThesiIdweIInheighsndwongsfohesongeedngeignncend

    gnce.ThesiIhbwndeingdisciminoVh0ughsondchmens.lnhewdshei

    minds0enpue.Wihouhepuemindnomehwhighheeveoeoiz0inneechesiissilnhepopeenighenmen.

    n8uddhismhes0ndodppeenighenmenishepuemindmwhichwisdomises.IishewishoIlBuddhshweinhisppeen

    ighenmen.ThisisheeveIodegeefnAhnclissimiencingunivesioennun-degduedegee.TheefeAhBdhisovndBuddheiIessimiIdegeesofenIigh-enmeninedinBuddhism.hosewhochieve

    ppeenIighenmenecledAhs.AhsdnohveilIusYomisIedinghughsndview-pins.ThedndweIlnheighs0ndw0ngsofhesnh0ughsfgeedngeign0nceo

    l22

  • Tgnce.FomhiswecncmpehendinuiivelYhediffeencebeweenBuddhismndwldIeduc-in.F0mheBuddhqweleonheueechings

    ndpopeenighenmen.nwihhisppeenighenmencnweescpesueingsbinuehppiness.Ashumnbeingsweundegohe

    sueingsbih0dogesicknessncldehWed0ninwhweseekoep0edwihou

    vedonesndindusevesinhepesencehsewhomweesenevenhe.Weesu

    undedblhesesueingswihnppoenwobeinguIfee.nIfeIeningBucldhismwiwebebeoechgenuineIibein

    TheEweAd0nmenSuexpins0usMAIlsenienbeingspssesshesmewisdomndviu-uscpbiiiessheBuddhbuheseuIiieseunoinbIeclueowndeinghughsndchmens.lIThiscleexpinshe0cusefoupbems.PcicingBuddhismisccdwih

    heechingsoheBucldhoiduswndeingdiscimininghoughsndchmens.Thuswe

    uncoveoupuemindinungivingiseuewisdmwhichisppeenighenmen.Theef

    BuddhsndBdhisv0swouldnecognizeheineligenndwldIwisd0msi0ckshepue

    l23

  • mindhepopeenIighenmen.Up0niningppeenlighenmenwehvehebiIiYn-scendheencessccIesbihnddehn

    meninhebiisveevedp0bIems.WheheIkingbuheBuddhdseducionowldIeduciniisesseniooundesndhecncepdeIvingcleepinonemehdindeinchievemen.ThisisespecioIIsinBud

    dhism.newhoulwishes0IeoneecivelneedslI0wonneechendpciceonYonepohensuesm0ohI0une.Whenfow-ingwecheswihwdieenphswee

    b0undbecmeconfusedswhichphoke.Evenwsef0lIwingheeechescches

    usTsee.Wihueochesweecughcosssee.TodlsoungpepeikeeonlbuiingodesuIThepbemieswihbeingcughhosecssseescnuseds

    whichwoke.TsucceedondinochievemeninpcicingBuddhismweneedfIIwusoneeochendcncenenusnemehd

    Wh0ishischievemen?TuechievemenisiningpuemindUp0nchievingsmede-

    geepuemindwewiIIhveeweIici0nsondhusninceseinuewisdmen0bIingussve

    l24

  • pobemsinhiswdndbendWihouhisuewisclmheeisnwusIvepblems.Theeoeuewisd0misesseniinedinghpp

    ncluliIIinglifenb0descIeicnheIpusoslves0cielsp0bems

    TodYheeemninelligenpiicinswhhoughheweevesmobuhveendedup

    bingingheicunieshebinkdisseswelspuingheiciizensh0ughmuchmise.Whisheesonohis2Theseedeshvenoseveedheioicinsdisciminingndwndeing

    hughsndchmens.CnseuenYheifiscnsideoinisheiownbeneiheiselchmen

    TheBuddhughusinuewisdombfisbekingeeofouwnviewpinsWihouhiswisd0mwecoudmisinepehemeningswihin

    heIvhonsuos.Ifweebeop0mheselishmindhenuebenefiswiIdeinielbee

    ceivedWihppeenIighenmennwhenwehven0egsefchmenwillwebebeodieenieuemseppeomdeviedighomwngndbeneici0mhmu.Wih-oubekingh0ughu0wnviewpoinswewiln

    hvehesebiIiies.0mhisweundesndheeissnddheppeenIighenmen.

    l25

  • neeveIbovehepopeenighenmenisheEqundPpeEnighenmen.EuImenseuheBuddhbunehvingbecme

    Buddh.ThisleveishighehnhfonAh0.heequndppeenighenmenequiesusbeokhughnedegeefignonce0innede-

    geeDhmbd.AhispinhewYweviewheeIiiendheuniveseisveYcIseh

    heBuddh0s.newhchievesheequIndppeenIighenmenwuldbecledBdhisv.

    TheFlweAdonmenSuexplinsheYonelevelsoBdhisvsIwhichh0vehese

    evelsoenIighenmen.AebekinghughheveYsdegeeoign0ncepeecingwisdm

    ndenighenmenonechieveshelPefeCmp/eeEn//ghenmenIhoisBuddh0hdTheefeBuddhqB0dhisvondAho0ecm

    moniesn0speciicnmespecificpesn.TheoeiIessimih0seDcal0seo

    Gcu0edegees.FoexmpeinhenmeGuoninBdhisvGuonYinepesensgecmps-

    sinondkindness.Theile0fBdhisvissimi0MsesDegee.PesenIpepehvemiscncepinsobouBuddhsndB0dhisvshinkinghesenomesespeciicbeings.Thednounde

    l26

  • sndhheseiesee0nbeingwhpos-sesseshosechceisics.8uddhBodhisvqwhenddednmeissimpefeingospe-

    ciI.Fomheininsicnue0f8uddhismweeIizehupuposeopciceisoSeekwisdom.InZenhisgiscledInpusuiofcliomind0seeinnelsse-nueInohew0dslCompIee

    Enighenmen.lIInhePuendSchIhisiscedneMindUndisubedThePueLndSchoisuniqueinhn0nldweseekhve

    neMindUndisubedbuoIs0seekbihin0heWesenPuendhisisunike0heschooswhichel0n0nelswnsenghocuivininseekings0IeIneg.hePuendmehdhsw

    g0shcnbechievedinonelieimenewhisvemiliwihheInfinieieSundundesdisechingswoudbeeeodub.ThefuIliIehissuevesheglsfoupcice: he8uddhSbeksfheInfinieiesUf Adonmen PUiV EuIiv0nd Enihen-

    menheMhvnSchooI.nfinieifenddonmenewhoPuendpcIinesseeknnieifeefeshemeisndviuesnes

    peecsef-nue.AdnmenefespeeccompeewisdmwihgeesenduiIImen

    l27

  • Puequoiondenighenmenehemehdsheheewosfpcice.Upnining0nY0ne

    heeeinedfheschsBud-dhismnnesupssheseheewspocice.

    TheZenSchouseshewkeningph0echhegeenighenmenndinhecioseeinnelsuenue.Buddhisschs0hehnZensesshepciceofundesndingo

    popeviewpinsuniIechinggecompeeuncesnclingThePueLndSchnheohe

    hndc0ncenoesonhepuemind.ApesonwihpuiomindwiIlnulbenncisciminingnclwkenedAnwkenedpesonwiIInuYhove

    pueondnn-clisciminingmind.TheouechsenmbedieenbuIIechhesmegoInZenpciceiisexpessedslobiningci

    minclndseeinginnelsuenue.llDifeenschosmusedieennmesbuheesusheIeve0hesoefhindehe

    some.Theee0ciicizenoheschIswouldbeslndeb0hhe8uddhndheDhomAlhesemehodsweepsseddwnousomBud-

    chShkomuniChsingonphwiIenbeus0inchievemen.Howcnweshne

    mehodisbeehnnhe3Fmhesedifeenmehdsweiusneedknwhwochose

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  • henemehdhismssuibeusndouIeve|.

    Fisiheevelhemehdwechseweebeondusmkingidificupcicewew0uId

    nsucceedesiIwihhmehodSecndineedsobesuibendconvenienoumnneoivinghidineedsbecmpiblewihmod

    ensociebecusewecnnsepoeuseIvesmsocieohehumnbeings.Theefeweneed0cnsidehesecswhenchsingumehodofcuIivi0n

    Hweven0mewhichmehdnepcicesiisesseniIobeidoseIf-viewp0innd-chmeninodebinhebeneismpc-ice.esalikesomonhoveexpeiencedhe

    geespuinhepcicewillhvebeeninvoin.Smepciioneshveehevenofeesopcicehehvechievedviunh

    ingevenhepineelinghoheweebeebefoehepocicedIseemedsifhem0ehepcicedhewsehefe.Alhiscmesmhvingchsenmehdhwsunsuiobehem.Thisissimi0cho0singnunsuible

    miinscho.Whenwecho0semhoisnsuieduounclinndbiIiwehvenex-emediicuimeYingsucceedChsing

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  • heighmmkessudingmucheosieswewiIlhvemuchbeechnceosuccess.The

    smehinggesf0pcicingBuddhism.Ifwednknowuownc0pciwecnesuselves.

    LikemseIexomple.AfeedingmnMohnsushughmseincopbenchievemen.Iw0nedveYmuch0sevemwondeingdiscimin0inghughsndch-

    mensbuwsunbe.FinIIchsehePuendmehodinchievementIdoesnequienebecmpIeeidobuhesup

    pessheSehindnces.AsI0ngsweebIeosuppessIIfIici0nswecnsiIbeboninohe

    WesenPueLondconYing0veouexisingkmThismehdsuismeveweIIndhusishowIchosei.PeviusIYhdiedZenheTechingSchoIsheEseicSchIndhepcice0I-

    lwinghepecepsbucudnoechchievemenwihhem.ThusIcmebckhePueLndmehdndwhIeheedIdelveddeeplinohe

    BuddhNmeChningMeh0dwhiIecnceningsIeIonecuingnhePue0ndsus.These

    emexpeiencesmdecdesfpcice.

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  • CHAPTERTHREE

    SYMB[ISIANDTHEARTS

    AeweundesnccIeheg0heBud-dhlsechingswewiIviewhesusdifeen.Thesesuse0neohewodlsgesieY

    clecins.IbeIievehwhencnsideinghengeIlcdemiqnnehemsupssBud

    dhism.TobinhebeneismhisvscIIec-i0niisnecessYusknwndundesndhe

    essenceofiscnenwhichisheueeoIiYIDhmheueelilifendheunivese.Lieefes0useves.UniveseeesheIivingenvi

    onmenhsuundsus.lwuIdbeincoeceBuddhismsnbscndbscueening

    h0hdnhingodwihudiIives.Evewdinhesu0closeeloesooudoiYiving

    uhemeiisdeiniensupesiinHwndwheedwes?FcnveniencehepefecininhemehdsoheBuddhls

    echinguseshighevelceoiviYBuddhismwhusnclesghdIedYokennisicphFex0mpelheBuddhlsnomesndscupuesepesenuviuusnueinn0euIiieswisdmviuousobiIiiesndisicens.AII0heBdhisvlsnmesnd0msepesen

    l3l

  • 0ucuivinviue.Theinsucushwoppheechingsinudiivesbinguouviu-

    usnuesowemeceiveBuddhismlsbeneis.InChinesevohno8uddhismougeB0dhisvsepesenouodeopcicendIevechievemen.TheisisEhSeBdhis-v.WheheweehinkingfwodIYechingshedhmoBuddhism;nhingcnbeccm

    pishedwihuheehopIceofexisence.Theexisencehumnscnnbesepedfm

    ugeehsweeIup0ni0suiv0l.WheheoodcI0hingIivingwokinglelonhep0ducion0heIndhusheininiees-

    ueshohegeehencompsseseseemingIendlessousouse.ThewdMehllinhe

    nmeEhSoeB0dhisvepesenshehindndhew0dllsemensesue.

    TheBuddhlsechingsguideusoisshepcicem0umindsuuenueencom-possesheininiewisdomoncviuusbiiieshenodifeenmhseofBuddhsBdhi-svs.Hwevediseemssiwehvels

    0uinnewisdomndviuousbiiiesTheBuddhodush0IIhesequoliiesen0uIIsiusneuncveedlnhepesenmmenweendIess

    immese0usevesinwndeingdiscimining

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  • h0ughsnclchmenswhichhveesuedinhisempYssofbiliiesHoweveinsideheuemindnwncleingh0ughsexis.Imindhswndeinghoughshenhminclisflsene.

    WeiginIpssessedhisuemindspcicingBuddhismissimpIecoveingiTheee0uisg0IinpciceisuncovendI0okhees

    ueinumind.lnhewodsheBuddhlsechingsdnseekomheusidebuhe

    heseekomwihinusefnue.EhSeB0dhisvepesensiliopie;husheEhSeSuqisbufiilpieobsic

    cncepheveYnew0uddweosm.hekindnesshupenshveshwnbgiving

    usIifendnuuingusisbenddescipinT0beiIilndkeceoupensisnullub-sicesponsibii.Nnd0weneedokece

    ofheimeilneedsbufheispiiulieoswelMeveweneednuueheispiionsus

    ndushisishehclesll.Penswishheichidenohvesuccessuceesbehvewe

    ndbeespecedbcuennduuegeneoions.In0hew0dswewouddowelocin

    mnnewhichwilImkehempudfus.Thee-feheuIimendpeecchievemen0fiIiI

    pieisbecmeBucclh.Webeginupcice

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  • f0mhee0nclexpnduiIipieYndespecincIude0lIsenienbeings.

    ThesecndBdhisvqGunYinepesenshecuivionfgecmpssinndkindness.Wh0ishemeningmkingeingsGunYin

    B0dhis0v?IisoemindushwewuIddweIelIpepewihgecmpssinndkind

    nessuseuncndiion0IvendcoehepIsenienbeings.

    Thehid8dhisvM0niusiepeSenswis-dmncli0nIeemindingushwhenwepc-iceondinecwihhesweneedfulfilIuiidueupnwisdmndinIennemion.TheuhBdhis0vqheGeSmon-bhclUniveslWhepesenscingouhecuIivoinuhfullppIingfii0piecmpossinkindnessndoionleinoudilYlives.WhenwepefecchievehewUnivesIWhY

    BdhisvwebecmeBuddh8uddhismechesushwoIiveinhmnwihheueeo

    ioIifeondheunivese.InohewdswewudIivepefecndwondeulIivessimilhseof

    BuddhsndBdhisovos.Thisisheueuimendpeech0Y0n0eching.

    TopciceBuddhismwesb:

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  • I}

    2}3)

    BeingfiIiIndespecfuwodpensechesndeIdes

    HvinghegeocmpssinemindNuuing0uhinkingondwisdomnd

    Bdeningoumind.

    Alh0ughinsecluenceheIscnbepcicedsimuneuslsechencmpssesheoh-

    es.FexmpebeingiiIpensincludescompssinondkindnessesningndwisdm.Wisdmincludesbeingililjcompssionendkind

    ncewehveogenelundesndingo8ud-dhismhowdoweppIi0oudiIiving?Fiswe

    needoknowwhechBuddhondBdhisvepesens.Iweclonhen8uddhismwouldbeeclucedsupesii0nondwewuldnoeceiveisuebeneis.AlIBuddhissusc0ninheseuli-

    ieschooceisicsndhews0pcice;heefoeeningonnesuwibeenugh.We

    needoknwhowundesndndpplYheechingseeciveI.

    UsuoIinhecene0heminhoempleheeesuesoneBuddhndwBodhi-svswhichepesenousenuend0igin

    eni.ThewBclhisvosepesen0uviu0us

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  • biIiieswihinuseIf-nue;neisundesndingondheheispocice.IheBuddhinhemic-deisBudclhShkmunihenhewfiguesoneihesicehimwiIbeIvnIusindUnivesIW-hBclhisvsepeseningwisdomndppIicinespecive.Thusundesndingnclpcice

    ecombinedinone.IhehoIhsheheesges0fWesenPueLndwihBuddhAmibhinhemiclceepeseningse-nuehenhewfigues0neihesidefhimwibeGunYinnd

    GeSenghBdhisvs.TheespeciveIep-esencompssinndwisd0mcompeesmblizingheininiewisdmndviuuscpbiliies.TheefeweginseehBuddhismiseoching

    Theeep0undechingswihinhenmesfheBuddhosondBodhisvsexompIehe

    nmeBuddhShokmunielsushepincipIesfheBudclhIseducionllShkmenshumni

    ndkindness.IlMunimenspuiomind.Theechings0hesewouiiesedvcoedbe

    cusepe0pleinuwdckcompssionndkindnessndeensefish.MeveIlsenienbeingsIckpui0mindconsnldweIIinginwndeinghoughsgeedngeignoncend

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Import z Chin

Tiddim Chin

Tiddim Chin

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Pretest NS Chin'

Chin Aereo Dissent

Chin Aereo Dissent

Chin Cheros

Chin Cheros

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The front cover illustration is explained fully at the …hwadzan.s3.hicloud.net.tw/fabo/pdf/CH48-17-01.pdfSelected Excerpts from Venerable Master Chin Kung’s Learning from Religious

La Noche Venerable

La Noche Venerable

Parque Chin Gaza

Parque Chin Gaza

Venerable Luis Amigó

Venerable Luis Amigó

Catálogo Collected

Catálogo Collected

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Historia Chin 6

Chin newyear story

Chin newyear story

Widokiz Chin

Widokiz Chin

Chin Kun Kuya

Chin Kun Kuya

Collected shop(편집 매장)

Collected shop(편집 매장)

Venerable Kunga Dechen - Paramita

Venerable Kunga Dechen - Paramita

Chin Chun Chan

Chin Chun Chan

Kodak's strategy- BRACU (collected)

Kodak's strategy- BRACU (collected)

Chin Lang Culture

Chin Lang Culture

del venerable Luis Amigó

del venerable Luis Amigó