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Nirvana Sutra – Chapter 5
This chapter deals with certain aspects of the Buddha nature surrounding the Adamantine body. I think it’s a wonderful coincidence that we have some recent parallels between the Approaching the Path series and these sutra notes for the time being. Adamantine, to our contemporary ears, often is reminiscent of fictional…
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Welcome
What’s in a (dharma) name? Case 40 of the Wumenkuan is recounted as follows: When Kuei-shan was studying with Pai-chang, he was the monastery’s head cook. Pai-chang wanted to choose an abbot to found a temple on Mount Takuei, so he invited the head monk and his other disciples to…