The Bodhidharma Anthology: The Earliest Records of Zen (Philip E. Lilienthal Book) PDF
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The A Bodhidharma Anthology • • • BOOK TheE arliReescto rodfsZ en TheP hilEip.L i lienitmhparli hnotn orssp ecibaolo ks inc ommemoratioofan m an whosew ork att heU niversoiftC ya liforniPar esfrso m I95t4o I 979 JeffrBeryo ughton L. wasm arkebdy d edicattiooy no unga uthors andt oh ighs tandairndt sh ef ieolfdA siaSnt udies. Friendfsa,m ilayu,t horasn,df oundations havet ogetheenrd owetdh eL ilienFtuhnadl, whicehn abltehse P restso p ubliusnhd etrh iism print selectbeodo kisn a wayt harte fletchtets a staen dj udgment ofa greaatn db eloveedd itor. UNIVERSITOYF CALIFORNIAP RESS Berke/l Leyo Asn gel/e Lso ndon III TRANSLATION 9 'll I.1 min,dt herwee ren onew hod idn otc omet oh avef aiitnhh im,b utt hsoe II. who cluntgo c haracitsetriacnsdp reservveide wcsa met or idichuilme. Att het imhei osn ldyi scipwleerseT ao-yainidH ui-ok.'T hestew om onks, event hougbho rn latesrh,o wead superior aspfiorrta hteli ooftnya nd distaFnotr.t unattehleyym ett heD harmaM astearn ds ervehdi mf or 2 severyaela rsT.h eyr everenrtelqyu estheidm toi nfortmh em;t hey readipleyr ceitvheedm aster's inTtheenD thiaornm.aM astewra sm oved .................................................................................... byt heipru res inceraintdiy n structtheedmi nt het rupea tht:h uqsu ieting Translatoifot nh eS eveTne xts mindt;h ugsi vinrgi steo p ractitcheu;as c cordiwnigt ht hingasn;dt hus oft heB odhidAhnatrhmoal ogy [implemenptrionvgi sitoenaaclh idnegv]i cTehsi.is s t heq uietionfmg i nd oft heM ahayanDah armaM.a ken om istaakbeo uitt T.h usq uietimnign d isw all-examiTnhiunsgg i.v irnigs teo p ractiisct eh ef ouprr actiTcheuss. accordwiintgth h inigssp rotectaigoani ndsetr isiTohnu.s[ implementing] deviciesst oi mplemednetv icweist houatt tachmeTnhti.sb riepfr eface Textno .I :B iography drawusp ont hem eaninignt hef ollowtienxgt . I.T heD harmaM astewra sa S outIhn dioafnt heW estern RegioHne. w ast het hirsdo no fa great IndiaHni sdk iivnigin.ne S ight Textno .2 :T woE ntrances wasc leawrh;a tevheerh eardh,e u nderstoHoidsa. m bitiloanyi nt he Mahayanpaa tha,n ds oh ep uta sidhei wsh itlea ymanr'osb feo rt heb lack 2. Now,i ne nteritnhgep atht heraer em anyr oadsT.o robeo fa monk.H e mergewdi tthh es agelliyn eaagnedm adei tf lourish. summaritzhee m, they troet dwuotc yep eTsh.e fi rsitse ntranbcyep rin Hisd armki ndw ase mptayn dq uiesceHnet c.o mprehentdheede ventosf ciplaen dt hes econedn tranbcyep ractiEcnet.e ribnygp rincimpelaen s thew orldH.e u nderstboootdBh u ddhiasntdn on-Buddtheiascth inHgiss. thaotn ea wakentsot het hesbiysm eanso ft het eachinagnsdo, n ed eeply virtsuuer pastsheadot f t hel eadeorfst hea ge. believtehsaa tl lli vibnegi ngcso,m mona nds agelayr,ei dentitcoat lh e Lamentitnhge d eclionfet het rutee achiinngt h eo utlanhdes s,u b TrueN aturteh;a itti sm erelbye cauosfet heu nreaclo verionfag d venti � equentclryo ssdeids tamnotu ntaiannsd s east,r avelaibnogu ptr opagat tioudsu stth atth eT rueN aturiesn otr evealIefdo .n er ejectthsef alse mg thet eachiinngH an andW ei.O f scholawrhso hade xtinguished andr everttots h er eaaln di na coagulastteadta eb idine sw all-examining, thesn elafn do thecro,m monm ana nds agea,r ei dentificramll;ay b iding dmDaptdeemrhahtIihnXeoeyastdvatI�sDsrar ameiristhIenbnm cmtmats ammnneaalmyalehrMapsgtm ( Tue;�sn aomasoe oghddn .cIbeasttra T eshet emjl:thet lsh pa , peea ereaIaeesar ecas sr,w n(srvu ocmrt sp,D totteaetfetamsne hs rTh nnr sha aeCeaedhetdta)edntsnIyrve n h sy. heesgaemeria -am na;ealc �sneramtltn cc rrIonmet vra awdeh ;seneitynhefasno a;i tgdtdo -a noatg tTno n rsiiffisareu ahhtubgie tt v .tera raothmj stiape hti agatuhbeeB ;toh c s ed ngesde fcuD inrt. hg hpirootdhBoeoao)ae ev r fndaondfs rlc imm ohrd. emieidesnemah saistaea,rmtaiso;isntcldn uecd)a f n st.ii dtnTn.h,nt( c fro)snho ht)a dhDLoom .ttiga ea r eoa(nmte i hnsrt lm cwaBd ense mshsafth;cuita aer ureqd tacosennirudilhu(n,esDdneihorsionsea ehae sion enrce nta am;isfefgogndtestre ttu desnsao hx hmni n ,radnpeteeatanoTcm tsrisp slt na;ofnwooioet o.eodl- a;onsoimdrsa m ti d tnoe oedeisehtti ;ntfshdsn nohtott eipa fltou;ha iutdmerusgf eoh ce h neste d fwpmaoorefcinyealtba cdtssilhora htesrnuse nfnuoe sidlTaottsun:o,ahcr?rhi nh otet t"a(on"s eiu T s"dwi)iwrfttsh Ti ,gdv:eiialhc no e csuiinalyi wb; ssatnffgl eayn iail ,nyikm onicoal i netewg attfl o nt nh ihnalwhgc atutytw ewp et psfhr a hh tiroasawaroothti lAtniaf nbhe n lnjscot oayceaoulehsrp iltl-wed roooIap es"iiicr wiT fttlchnso" nitsszueeti gmTr ucsnrsh.nteh u-i cw 1u, holhBlp isy aebnuewll " nyd dabIlrTe:md reti oih. eh.a csotw a sicscogt btuetrwroe ori aedoinrnsns.datm a l h hcisaeetoh ntaq hpiersauoeurdhntisnp oogieieoufs nvlsntl bag-iie hcden ntse ,e eh n its, Hana ndW ei:r efetrosN ortChh ina. devicerse:f etrost eachiDnhga rmab y way ofd evicemse,a nso,r expedients (uypaa),ta kinign taoc coutnhte v aryianpgt ituodfet sh ea udience. 8 10 THE BODHIDHARMA ANTHOLOGY TRANSL ATION II Entebryip nrga cmteiacntesh f euo rp ractfiroac leolst ,hp erra ctices pracntoi-caec ftroimosfnlo ;l ow theo fftt auernit;nh tgees tn h ousand arien clwuidtehtdih neW shea.at r teh feuo rT?h ef iirtssh tpe r acotfi ce existaerntech euvsso iwdi;sf hron othMienrgiat.n dD arkneassl ways requiitnijnutgrh syee; c oinstd hp er acotffil ocleo wcionngd itthieo ns; foolwle acoht heAlr o.n4tg i mdew elilnti hnteghr eer ealmisls i lkiegv in thiirtsdh p er acotfhi acvein nogt htiobn egs ougahnttd;h f euo rtihts h e inab urninhgo sueH.a5v ianb go diyas l slue ffriwnhgoc; a ant tpaeianc e? practice woift Dhah cacromrad.i2n g Iofn ceo mprethheinsd sl oicnhu isvs,a rtiehoxeuinss theewn icsletlso p Whaitst hper acotfir ceeq uiitnijnuIgrf y ?pt rhaeoc ntiewtrhi oi s thougahnhtdas v neos eekTihnesg u.t sraay" sSe:ek iinsag l slu ffering; cultitvhapeta itenhng c ousnutefferrihsne tg h,ni ktsoh imlsfIe:fr, o mt he seekniontgh iisjn ogy W.e"c 6l eakrnloyw stheaetk niohntignt gr uilsy pasatc,ri onsmnsue raebolnehs a,vb ee coemset rafrnogmte hdre o oatn d pracotfti hcpeea th. flolowaeftdet rh ber anchhaevfsel, o waeldo inngv arieoxuiss tences, Ast vt hfeuo rtthh,pe r acotfai ccceo rwdiitDnhhg a rtmhape,r inciple produacg irnega to fid lwelia lalln h da traendt,a goaniznihdna gr ming ofi nitnrspiucr iisvt iye waesDd h armAac.co rtdoti hnpigrs i ncailpll e, otheernsd leTshsoluytg.hh e irsne o t ransssgioronenm yp aritnt he charactaerrveio siwtdii,tc hsdo eufti leanmdew nitth aotutta chment, prestehnsituse,ff r iinstgh rei peonfib nakgda rmrau-ioftfts h feua lotfs withtohuaitns td h aTth.es utsraay s: "Itnh eaDrrhenea o sr emiane tnt myp asltiv Ietiss s. o mheitntgh ante itthheer ngoomrde snh avpeu t beinsgisni,cti e sf er eo ft hiem puroifst einetsb ieeinnItg nDs h.a rma upomne . Wsiattahic stIfiw oinbl elaa rna dc cietwp,it t ahb solnuoit lell y theirnseo s lefb,e cauisfrsee oeif tt h iem puroift i.se"eTs7lh feo noef wiolrlc omplaTihnesi untgsr.aa y" sW:h eyno mu eestu fferdionn ogt, insiwghhoit sa blteob eliienav neud n derstparnidn cstihhpoilusel d bes aWdh.y B?e cayuosuce o mprethheuenn dd errleyainsbgoe nh ind pracatciccoert doDi hnagr TmhaeD. h arsmuab sthaannsoc se t innegsis; it.W"he3nt htihso uagrheitsso ,n iesy okweidt phr incTiapklien.g ill int eromfsy oulri afnepd r operty,gi vpirynaogcum,tri i ncfdere e o f I wilalsa no pportounneaid tvya,n ocnte hspe a tahn,td h eorreiefti s parsiYmoounw yicll. o mprethhetenh rdev eo indessesso,l nioctihti ng, I, caltlheed proafrc etqiuciietn ijnugr y. anbde a ttatcohn eodt hing.fro t Mhesera ekolefey l iminiamtpiunrgi ty Ast ot hsee cotnhdper, a cotffil ocleo wcionngd itionbse,i nsgesn tient embraanctder aonrsmsf entbieeinnatgn syde dtb n ogtr acshpa racter lacas ke alnfad r ael l wahriorulbneycdd o ndiatnikdoa nrsms aue;ffr ing istTihciissss. e - lbfenbeufitin,at d,d iitctia obnne ,n eoftihtei artsl c;sa on 1,1 II anjdo ayr teob ee quaalclcye pftrobe odt,ah r ifrsoemc onidoinItsIf. encouenxtceerkl alremnritec c onmspseeu,c hh oansao nrsd o fr otihit,s Meriatn dD arkneTshse:y a res istgeord dessTehseb. e autiMfeurlie tn tearh so use inr esptoonc saeu isnem sy plaisvtEe vsei.nIf s houelndc ounter such anda nnouncteost heo wnert hasth eh ast hep owert ob estoalwl s ortosfv aluable recompientn hspeer estehnnete ,c aerscyso ndiftroii owtni sel xlh aust thingTsh.eh appoyw nerm akeosff erintgohs e ra ndt hesne etsh eu glayn du nkempt themsealnvidewt si ,la lga ciena tsoee x iWshta.it st hetrobe e j oyful Darkneosust sihdiesg ateD.a rkneasnsn ounctehsa hte rv istiota housber ingitss compleltoes osf w ealtThh.e o wnert hreatheenrws i tah knifieno rdetro m akeh er aboiunit t esx istGeaniacnne ld?o fslosl ocwo ndnisMt.ii nohda nse ither leavDea.r knetsesl hlism t hahte i sv ersyt upitdh,at th eo nei nt heh ousiesh ers ister, incrneoadrse ec reUansmeo.vb eydt hwei ndso fj oyo, niesm ysteri andt hatth eayl waycso mea ndg ot ogethTeor d.r ivaew ayo nei st od rivaew ayt he otheTrl-t.e o wners ayhse h asn on eedo fe ithaenrd t hemya yl eavWeh.e nt hedyo ousilnay c corwdiatnhcp eat thTheh. e orreiefit,sc altlhepedr acotfi ce soh,e is hvaeprpyy . flolowcionngd itions. threree almEsv:e rwyo rlodf t heB uddhicsots mohsa sa MountS umerua ti ts Ast ot hteih rtdh,pe r acotfhi acvein nohgti ntgob es ougwhotr,l dly centaenrd i sd ividiendt toh repel anoefss entieexnits teTnhceer .e alomf d esihraes sidxe sihreea vewnist shi cxl assoefgs o dsa bovei,nt hem iddlteh eh umanw orlodf peopalrieena perspteatotufdea e ll uesvieorny;w thheearyrce eo vetous fougrr eacto ntineanntdbs e,l otwh ee ight greaAtb ohveetl hliissst. h er ealmf oorfm, anadt tacahntedhd ii,css a lsleeekdi Tnhgep. e rsoofin n sightt oa wakens inw hicahl olb jecatrsep uref orm( shapaen dc olorI)ti. sd ividiendt foo udrh yanas, reality:i sthP ero ibnvceiorpfstl ehe ce o nventqiuoimneiatnl ad;n d whicahr ei nt umd ividiendt ao t otaolfs eventeen heOanv teonpis s.t hef onnless realmin,w hicnho thimnagt erieaxli sIttis .sd ividiendt foo usrt agAe sb.e inags cends toa h igherl eveeli thtehrr oudghhy anoar b yb einrge bornt herdeu et og oodi nten tionaaclti onisnt hiasn dp aslti ves. windosf j oym:a yr efetrot hel asotf t hee ighwti ndsp:r ofwieta;k nesssl;a nder; threveo idnesesietsh:ve ori dnemsasr,k lessanensdws i,s hlesswnheiscsah,r ec alled glorpyr:a iscer;i ticsiusffme;r ianngdj; o y. thet hregea teosfl iberatoirto hne,v oidneosfrs e cipigievnetr,a, n dg ift. 12 THE BODHIDHARMA ANTHOLOGY TRANSLATION 13 ornamentt hep atho fe nlightenmWehnetn. y oug ivien t hiss pirtihte, givewnr itteexnp resstiomo yn darmk usingsM.o reoverI,w ilrle vealt he othefri vpee rfectfioolnlsos wu iItn.o rdetro e liminfaatlets heo ugohnte VerosnDe esvs fi ocEren tetrhPiean LtgJh u -taoc hftioa]b ne,u gs -edap si m practitcheess i xp erfectiaonndys e,t t heries n othintgh aits p racticed. an admonititootn h osweh o havet hec onditifoonrts h es amet pyeo f Thiiss t hep ractoifca ec cordwiintghD harma. awakeniInfgy .o uh avet imeu,n roalnld reiatd: Througchro ss-lesgigtetdi ng idnh ytahnea ,e nd ynoeuc eswsialsrlei etl yh e Textno .3 :F irLsett ter OrigiNnaatlu re. Inevityaobulw iyl fuls ea ndp urimfyi nd. 3.I havea lwayasd miretdh ef ormer woinseesI . h ave Iffoars plits econ[dt hougahrti]s[ eyso,wu i lble i nt hec onditiroenaeldom f] broadlcuyl tivaatletldh ep ractiIc ehsa.v ea lwayess teemetdh eP ure arisainndge xtinguishing. Landosf t heB uddhaasn dl ookeudp tot het eachitnhgasht a vec ome Int hem ids[to bfi ratnhd d eatht]or, e membtehro ughtsi s[ liak Beu ddhist downt ou sa sa thirstmya nl ongfso rw aterT.h osweh oh aveb eena ble aspireanngta]g iinnag n i mprompeearno sfl ivelihood. tom eetS akyamuBnuid dhaan dr ealitzheeg reapta tahr ei nt hem illions; Youm ays earfcohDr h armaan ds urmivsaer iothuisgns ,b uty ourk armwai ll thosweh oh aveo btaintehdef ourf ruitasr en umberleIsr se.a ltlhyo ught notb ec hanged. thatth eh eavenmlayn siownesr ea nothceoru ntarnyd t heh ellasn other Giverne volvainndig n creadseifilnegm enmti,n df inidtsd ifficutlort e acthh e placteh,a itfo new eret oa ttatihne p atahn dg ett hefr uito,n e'bso dily ultimate. Thew isoen eu,p ons uddenhelaryni g theei ghcth aracatwaekrestn,os S formw ouldc hangIe u.n rollseudt rsac roltloss e ekb lessitnhgrso;u gh principle. purep ractiIc [et riteodp roduckea rmicca]u seIsn.c onfusioIn w ent Her ealifzoetrsh ef irtsitm teha th iss iyxe aorfas s ceatcitci vwietryei nv ain. arounidn c irclcehsa,S imnyg minda ndc reatiknagr mat;h usI passed manyy earwsi thoutthe l eisutrote akae resTth.e nf ort hef irtsitm eI Alolvetrh ew ordl, veerywhree,a ret hepe oploe ft heE viOln e Who clamoirnv aiann de ngagienm eaningalregsusm ents. dwelleudp rigihntd arkq uiesceanncdes ettleexdt ernaolb jecitnst he Makinfga lesxep lanattihoentyse ,a cshe ntibeenitn gs. kingdoomfm indH.o weverIh, a db eenc ultivaftailntsghe o ugfhotrs uch Talkniga bourte meditehse,cy u rneo to ned isease. a lontg imet hamty feelilnegdsm e toc ontintuoes eec haracterIi stics. camet ot hep oinwth ereI w antetdo p robteh ed ifficultiinehse reinnt thesiel lusiotnraarnys formaItnit ohnese .n dI clearalpyp rehentdheed impropmeera nso fl ivelihworoodn:gw ayo fg ettian lgi vifnog;ra monk,t here DharmaN aturaen de ngageidna coarsper actoifcTe h usnse.sF ort he arefi veR.i ghltiv eliihosto hdefi ftha speocftt hen obleei ghtfpoaltdh . eighcth aractTehresB :u ddhian a previobuisr tihsp racticaisncge ticuinsdmea r firstti meIr ealitzheadwt i thitnh es quarien cohf m y own mindt heries bodhisantatmvead S nowM ountaYionu thT.h eg odI ndriant hef ormo fa terrifying nothitnhga dto esn ote xisTth.e b rigpheta rclo mprehencdlse aralnyd spirdiets centdots h em ountaiannsdc hanttsh efi rshta loff a v ersoeft heB uddhoafs darkpleyn etrattheeds e ept endenocfyt hingsF.r omt heB uddhaasb ove thep aswth, icihs e ighcth aractienlr esn gt"hA:l dlh armaasr ei mpermaneanntda re arising-extinguishinTgh ead shcaertbmioacds h.i"s aatstkvasab outth eh alvfe rsaen,d tot hew riggliinnsge cbtesl otwh eriesn othitnhga its n ota nothnearm e thes pirrietp litehsah te i ss tarvainndgt hirsTthye.a scetsitca ttehsa hte w ilble come forf alsteh oughTth.e ya ret hec alculatoifto hnosu ghAtn.d s oI have thes piridti'ssc iipfol nel tyh es pirwiitls lp eatkh er emaindoeftr h ev ersBee.c auosfe hungetrh ec annibalsipsitriiisuct n ablteos peaikt T.h ea scettieclh lism t haotn cet he versiesr ecitheedw ,i lgli vuep h ibs odyf ofr oodT.h es pirfiinta lrleyc ittehses econd othefri vpee rfectiIonan dsd:i titoogn i vintgh,es upremvei rtuoefBs u ddhatsh at half":A rising-extinhgauviisnehgxi tnign guisqhueide,s ceinscj eo yfulT.h"e a scetic arec ultivabtyeb do dhisatitnvcalsu dmeo:r aliftoyr;b earasntcrei;v idnhgy;a naan;d deeplpyo ndertsh em eaninagn dw ritteshi sv erseev erywhere-roonc kosn,w alls, inSight. ands of ortIhti. s c alltehdeS nowM ountaivnesr se. PureL andsa: B uddhfiae lodr w orlidn w hicah p articBuuldadrh oap erates. sixy earAsft:e rl eavihnogm e,o n theb anko ft heN airanjRainvae Gra utama fourfr uitsst:r eaemn ter(ebre ginnoenrc)e;r eturne(rw ilble r eborno nem ore engageidna scetaicct iviftoirse isxy earDsa.i lhye a teo nep iecoef g raionr r ice. timen)e;v erre turne(rn owi nl asrte birtahn)da; r ha(th aasc hievneidr vana). Eventuahlelc ya met ot hintkh atth iwsa sn ott hep atahn dr ejecatsecde ticHies m. ThusnesTsh:u sne(stsa thamteaa)n st ruees sencaec,t ualtirtyu,t thh,i nagsst hey thewne ntt ot hee nlightentmreeneatt, ypoef f ikgn owna st hep ipa(lF icurse li)gi,o sa areI.ti sa synonyfmo rt het rutohft heh ighemseta ning. and sbaetn eaittho na seaotf g rasksn owna st he" thundersbeoaltt. " 14 THE BODHIDHARMA ANTHOLOGY TRANSLATION 15 Thinghsa vea lwaybse eni na statoefq uiesceanncdet herhea s never eax isted varioduisr ectiDoinssc.r iminaitsai vooni dd harmab,u tc ommon men perceivsiunbgj ect. areb roilbeydi tA.l ld harmaasr el iktehi s. How could thgeoroed a nbdee vifla,l saend c orrect? 6.T he Dharma Bodyi sf ormlesTsh.e1rze foornee,s eeist b y no Evena risiinsng o -ariseivnegne; x tinguisihsni on-ge xtinguishing. seeinDgh.a rmai ss oundleTshse.r efoornee,h earist b y no-hearing. Movinigs n o-movincgo;n centraitsni oo-nc oncentration. Insigdhote sn oth avek nowinTgh.e refoornee,k nowsb yn o-knowiInfg . onet akesse eiansgs eeintgh,e tnh eriess omethitnhgai tsn ots een. If one I , , Textn o.4 :S ecoLnedtt er takenso -seeaisns ge eintgh,e nt heriesn othitnhg aits n ots eenI.fo ne takeksn owinags k nowinthge,n theriess omethitnhga itsn otk nownI.f 4.S hadowasr isfer omb odilfyo rms; echoes follow upon onet aken.>o -knowiansgk nowintgh,e nt heries n othingt haits n ot voiceSso.m ep lay wtihtehis rh adowtsot hep oinotft iritnhge ibro dies, known[.I nsigihsit n]c apaobflk en owinigt sealnfds, o i ti sn ots omething notr ealiztihnatgth eibro dieasr et hes hadowSso.m er aisteh eivro icteos thahta sk nowinagn,d y etb,e causietk nowsv is-a.-tvhiinsg si,ti sn ot stotph ee choenso,t r ealiztihnagtt h ev oicies t hes ourcoef t hee cho. somethitnhga lta ckksn owingI.fo net akeasp prehendaisna gp pre Searchfionrgn irvabnyae liminattihnegd efilemeintsls i ksee arching for hendintgh,e ries s omethitnhga its n ota pprehendIefod n.e t akenso I',I I thes hadowb y gettirnigd o ft heb odyS.e ekinfgo rB uddhahobody apprehendaisna gpp rehendtihnegnt, h eriesn othitnhga its n ota ppre I'! II, , rejectsienngt iebneti ngissl iksee ekifnogr t hee chob y silenCing the hendedI.fo net akeissa si st,h erwei lble s omethitnhga its n otI.f o ne II'vo icTeh.e refowree k,n owt hadte lusiaonnda wakenianrgeo ner oad, takehsa ving-naos-i isst, h erwei lble n othintgh aits n otO.n e gatoef thastt upidaintdyw isdoma ren otd iffereInnta . p lacoef n amelessness insight oenntehe urnsd retdh ousagnadt eosf i nsigOhnte.s eeas pillar themyi staketnhliyno kfe rectinnagm esa,n db ecauosfet hesnea mesi,s andm akest hei nterpretpaitliloTanhir s. i st os eet hep illcahra racteris andi s-naorteb orn.I na p lacwei thopurti ncitphleemysi staketnhliyno kf tica ndm aket hei nterpretpaitliloOanbr s.e rvteh amti ndi st hep illar creatipnrgi ncipalnedbs e,c auosfet hesper incipdliessp,u tatfiloonusr ish dharmaan dn o pillcahra racteerxisitsitTcsh .e refowrhee,n o nes eeas thereIilnl.u siotnraarnys formaatrieno ontrs e aslo,w hoi sr ighatn dw ho pilliatir s,t hea pprehensoifa o pni lldahra rmaT.h es eeionfga lflo rmiss wrongF?a lsiitsuy n reaslo,w hate xisatnsd w hatd oesn ote xisOtn?e likteh is. shoulkdn owt haotb tainiisnh ga vinngo thintgoo btaiann dl osinisg 7.S omeonsea ys":A ldlh armaasr en onexisteOnbtj.e"c ti"oDno:y ou havinngo thintgo l osHea.v inngo ty etb eena blteo t alwki thy ouI,h ave seee xistenWchee?t hetrh eriesn o-existienne cxei steonrce ex isteinnc e composetdh eslei nebsu,th owc ano ned iscutshsed arkp urport?9 no-existtehnecreie,ss tiylolu re xistiSnogm.e"o nsea ys":A ldlh armaasr e nonarisiOnbgj.e"c ti"oDno:y ous eea rising? Wthheetrhieesnr o -arising ina risionrag r isiinnng o -aristihnegri,es s tiylolu ra risinAgl.s"o" :Is ee Textn o.5 :R ecoIr d thaatl ils n o-mindO.b"j ecti"oDno: y ous eem ind?W hethetrh eries 5.B uddhassp eaokf v oidd harmaisn o rdetro d estroy no-minidnm indo rmi nd inn o-mintdh,e riess tilylo urm ind."l3 viewbsu,t i fy oua rei nt urna ttachteovd o idne[sasas v iewy]o,u a reo ne whom theB uddhas cannot trAatnt shfeop romi.nlotOf a risionngl,y DharmaB odyT:h eD harmaB ody( dharmakaiysa )t shpei ritbuoadlya ,s c on voidneasrsi sesAYt thep oinotf e xtinguisohnilnygv ,o idneesxst in trastweidt thh ef ormb odyo fa Buddhai;ti sa lstoh eh igheosftt h et hrebeo dieosfa guisheIsnr. e alitthye riesn oto ned harmtah aatr isIensr. e alitthye ries Buddhat,h eo thebresi ntgh eE njoymeBnotd ya ndt heM agical-Creation Body. stiylolu rm indT:h iss ectiiostn e rsaen dd ifficulWte. c ant um tot heT ibetan noto ned harmat hat extingAulilds hhaersm.a asr isdeu et oc raving. translaftoirao gnl os"sA:l sao p ersosna ys':D harmaarsen ote xistenEcxep.l'a nation: Cravinhga sn eithienrs indoer o utsidneo,rd oesi tl iien b etween. Dis 'Doy ous een onexisteInfic nee x?i steintbc eec omenso nexisteinnnc oen,e xistietn ce becomeesx isteanncdes, o t hev ersya mei sy oure xistiAn pge.r's osna ys':Is e et hat criminatiisao vno idd harmab,u tc ommonm en areb roilbeyd i t. The dharmaosfs elafr en onarisiEnxgp:l anat'iDoony :o us een onarisIifni gna? r isiintg falasned t hec orrehcatv en eithienrn enro ro utenro,r d ot helyi ien t he become[sn oJna risiinnn go,n arisiitbn egc omeasr isianngds, o t he vsearmy ei sy our 16 THE BODHIDHARMA ANTHOLOGY TRANSLATION 17 8.T ripitaka DharmaM astersla4y s":W heno ned oesn otu nder "Neithaebri diinnga bidinnogr a bidiinngn onabidibnugt,a biding standt,h ep ersopnu rsuedsh armawsh;e no neu nderstadnhdasr,m as accordtionD gh arma-thiiscs a llaebdi diinngD harma." pursuteh ep ersonW.h en one understands, consdcriaowusis nn ess 12Q.u esti"oWnh:a ta boutth ep hras'eim sa leb utn otm alei,sf emale formsw;h eno nei sd eludefdo,r mdsr awi nc onsciousTnhees s.n on butn otf emal'e"A? nswer":W henw e analyozne t heb asiosfD harma, prodcutioonf c onsciousdnueest osf ormiss c allneodt s eeinfgo rms."15 thec haractermiaslteincesas nsd f emalenceasnsn obte apprehen1d6e d. Whethetrh eriesn o-seekiinns ge ekionrgs eekiinngn o-seektihnegr,e Shoulydo ua skh ow thacta nb ek nowni,t i sb ecausfeo rmasr en ot iss tiylolu rs eekinWgh.e thetrh eries n o-takiinnt ga kinogrt akinign charactebriymz aelde neosrsf emalenIefsf so.r mwse rec haracterized by no-takitnhge,ri ess tiylolu rt aking. mWihnedni si nn eed soofm ething, maleneaslsl, gtrhaes saensd t reewso uldb em aleo,r t hewyo ulda lble we caliltt her ealomf d esirWeh.e n mindi sn otm indo fi tseblufti s femalDee.l udepde opldeo n otu nderstaannddt hrougfha ltsheo ugshete producdeude t of ormsw,e caliltt her ealomf f orm. When afroenr omts maleneosrsf emalenebsustt, h iissa ni llusiomnaalreyn easnsd a ni llu formosf t hemselbvuetsa ref ormbse cauosfem indt,h ef actth amti nd sionafreym alenuelstsi,m atweiltyh orueta liTthye.S utroaft hIen aicvtity andf ormasr ef ormleisscs a lltehdef ormlersesa lm. ofAl lD harma[sC hauw fu-ihnscgh isnagy]s' :I f you tcook mneo wt haatl l 9.Q uesti"oWn:h ati sc allBeudd dhMai nd?A"n swer":M indh'asv ing dharmaasr el ikaen i llusiyoonuw, i lqlu ickbleyc omet hef oremoosft no marko fv ariatiisoc na llTehdu snesMsi.n d'usn changeabliesn ess perso'n" s1.7 calltehde D harmaN aturMei.n d'nso tb eincgo nnectteoda nythiinsg 13Q.u estio"nW:h en onree alinziersv awnhai lree taintihnegb ody callleidb eratTihoen .m inndat ureu'nsi mpededniescs asl leendl ighten ando btaitnhsefr uiotf a rhaits,i ta wakenionrgn ot?" Ans"wIetir sa: mentT.h em indn aturqeu'ise sceinscc ael lneidr vana." dreamr ealizatQiuoens.t"i o"nW:h eno nep ractitcheess i xp erfections, ro. Questio"nW:h ati sc allTeadt hagatAan?s"w er":T ou nderstand fillusp thet ens tageasn dt het ent housapnrda ctiacweask,e ntso t he Thusneasnsd r espotnodb eingissc allTeadt hagatQau.e"s ti"oWnh: ati s nonarisainndgn onextinguiosfha ildnlhg a rmarse,m ainnse ithaewra k callBeudd dha?A"n swer":T oa wakeanc cordtinoDg h armat,o a waken enedn ork nowinhga,s n eithmeirn dn oru nderstanidsii ntag w,a kening tot hef actth atth eriesn othitnogb ea wakenetdo ,i sc allBeudd dha." orn ot?A"n swer":T haits a lsao d ream.Q"u estio"nT:h et enp owers Questio"nW:h ati sc allDehda rma?A"n swer":M indd oesn ota risien andt hef our fearlessnestsheee si,g htesepne cidahlar mast,h ep ath accordawnicteh D harmaa,n dm indd oesn ote xtinguiinsa hc cordance culminatiinnp ge rfeacwta keniunngd ert hee nlightenmternetet ,h e withD harmaT.h isi sc alleDdh arma.Q"u estio"nW:h ati sc alled communityA?n"s wer":C omintgo gethaecrc orditonD gh arma ciasl led retaintihnebg o dyt:h en irvatnhaa its o btainiendt hisl ifIeti. s s aitdo b ew ith remaindbeerc autshee p hysibcoadly s tirlelm ainRse.f ertsot heH inayanniar vana. community." tens tagWeist:h ithne fifty-twos tagoefsb odhisattvathheo foodr,t y-tfirosfift ti eth II.Q uestio"nW:h ati sc alletdh ev oidnessasm adhiA?n"s wer: arer eferrteoad s t het ens tage(sIt: h)ej oyou(s2;t) h efr ee-from-defilem(e3nt)th ;e "Gazinagt d harmaasn da bidiinngv oidneisssc alletdh ev oidness illumina(t4it)nh gef; l amiwnigs dom(;5 t)h ei nvinci(b6l)teh ;eb ecome-mani(f7e)s t; thef agro in(g;8t )h ei mmovabl(e9;t) h eg oodw isdoma;n d( 10t)h eD harmac loud. samadhiQ.u"e stio"nW:h ati sc alleadb idiingnD harma?A"n swer: tenp owerfso,u fre arlessneeisgshetses,ep ne cidahla rmaTsh:e t enp owerasr et he tenk nowledpgoew erssp eCitaoal B uddhTah. eyr unf romt hep owetro d iscriminate thawth icihs c onsistweintrth e asofrno m thawth icihs n ott ot hep owero fk nowing thed estrucotfit ohneo utflotwhse,e viiln fluentcheabsti nodn et ot her ebirptrho arisiAnlgs.o'': Is e et hadth armaosfs elafr en o-minEdx.p'l anat'iDoony :o us een o cesTsh.e f oufre arlessnoerfs osuetrsy peosfs elf-confoifda e Bnucded hian s peaking mindI?f i nmi nd itb ecomenso nexist[eonmfci en d]i,nn o-minidtb ecomeesx istence Dharmar unf romt hes elf-conficdoemnicnefrg o m hiasw arenetshsah te i sa p erfectly [omfi nd]a,n ds ot hev ersya mei sy ourm ind.T'h"e s amep atteornc curisnt hen ext enlighteonneedt oth e self-confciodmeinncfrgeo m beinagw arteh ahte h asi nformed section. thed iscipalbeosut th ep atohf l iberaTthieoe ni.g htesepne cidahla rmatsh aatB uddha TripirDahkaar maM asteBro:d hidharma. alonpeo ssesrsuensfr om faultlescsonnec3esrni nbgo diklayr mat ok nowledogfeal l TathagaTthae:r aer et woi nterpretatthieTo hnuss:- coOmnee o rt heT hus-gone mattepresr taintiotn hge p reseTnhti.st ripfloer muilast hed efiniotfia o nB uddha. One (thoen ew hoh asg onei nt hew ayo fe arliBeurd dhasT)h.eC hinesteo okt he Thust,h isse ctiwoonr kssy stematitcharloluygt hh eh eareorrsd isciptlheebs o,d hi formetrh,eT ibetatnhsel atter. sattvaa B,u ddhaa,n da ltlh eB uddhas. 18 THE BODHIDHARMA ANTHOLOGY TRANSLATION 19 capaboifcl riotsyos viensrge ntbieeinnetgv set not hpeo ionfet n trance heaatnu dn dersitatas wn adt eburit,it sr eanlolwtya teIirtts .h sei m intnoi rvanac-ohuotlwhd e nsoebt e a wakening?""T hAeanyrs ew er: merionfhg e ataeiTdrh .em eanionftg h tew ot ruitsha sl sliotk hei s. alsado r eaQmu.e"s t"iAoltnlh:B e u ddohafts h teh rteiem oefps a st, Commomne n tsheteer uotfth h hei ghest amste hwaeon rilntdgrl uyt h. presaenndfut t,u riens amenteesasc hing sentthioweshneot beings, Sagseeste h e worladstl hyte r tuortfuth th hhei ghmeesatn iTnhge.r e obttahipena th absne uimnbge ralste hgsers a oifns sa nodft hGea nges froet,h seu tsraay' sW:h etnhB eu ddshpaesDa hka rtmhae,ay l waryesl y -coutlhdni osbt e a wakenAinnsgw?"e"Tr h:ia sta l saod reaImti.s upotnh tew ot rhust.T'h2et0 r uotfth h hei ghmeeasnti intsgh weo rldly meretlhyaw th atever miennvtdoaillsv cersoi nmc,ia nlactuilaantdi on, truatnhd, wtohrel tdrluyit sthh ter uotfth h hei ghmeesatng i.Tn2h1e [trheea olfom jb cetmsa]n eisftbeyod n eo'wsnm indi1asd8 r eaWmh.e n truotfth h hei ghmeesatn iinsvg o idnIefys osus. e ceh aractoefr istics awaeknetdh,ei rnseo d reamWihnegdn.r eamtihneigrns,eo a wakening. existtehneycnoe um,u stti duypI !tf h eirsse e olrfm inodra risoirn g Theasrefe la sceo nceptuaolfti hzoautmgiihontna,dsn , d ctohnes cious extingutihsehni nfugr,t her tidy duopeo!sn"t e i Qudupye? s"t ion: "How nessTehsea.yr neo m orteh ainn siignah d trse aTmh.e irnsee itahne r Answ"eIryf:o rue ulpyo Dnh artmoag azteh,ey no wui llolw saey osf awakenesro mneotrth oia nwga kteonI. fo nea wakeancsc ortdoi ng lookaitn gt ahnindno gstse oen teh iTnhge.or retefh,Ce l asofst ihOcel d Dharwmhae,on n ter ualwya ktehnesir nseo s elf-awaakleUlnl.it nig at On[eL aCoh insga]y' sE:s tabvliiristlshui eelkd ae z sis"n.2e'2 (These words matenloay w akeenxiinTgsh teps e.r faewcatk eonfia nltglh Beu ddhas drauwsi netmo ptiness.) oft hteh rteiem iebssu atc oncedpitsucarli moifsn eanttibioeenin ntg s. 16Q.u est"iWohnak:ti nodfm inidsc alclreadv iAnnwgse?r"": T he Becaoufts heIi c sa ilatld reaImtf.h c eo nscioaunstdnh eosusagerhset minodft hceo mmmoan nQ.u"e st"iWohnak:ti nodfm inidts h wahti ch calmseotd h,at th eirsne o ats inpgulleos fte h ougiith stt, ob ec alled inso nariAsniwsnegr"?:T" hm ei nodft hhee a.rQ"eu rest"iWohnak:ti nd peercfatw akenSiinmgi.lw ahraeltvyet,rh eirsoe ft houagnhdt ctohne ofm inidst hawth icuhn derstthaeens dsse nceolfed shsanre"ms ass ? scioustnhehasatnss oe btse ecna lmieasdd r eam." Answ"eIrit:st h mei nodft hseo liBtuadrdyhQ au.e"s t"iWohnak:ti nd 14Q.u est"iIocnnu :l titvhaet ipnagct uht toaiffndn deg l uswihoant, ofm inidst hawth icehn genndeeirtsh er unndoedrre sltuasnidoinn?g" mental iaste tmiptluodyAeen ds?rw":e" Usteh mee ntal oaft titude Answ"eTrh:me i nodft hbeo dhtivsaQa.ut"e st"iWohnak:ti nodfm ind decveisQ.u"e st"iWohnai:tst hmee ntaatlt iotfdu edvei cAenss?w"e r: ist hwahti icsnh o atw ankeeadn ddo enso ktn owN?o" a nswerT.2h3e "Wheonn eex amidneelsua snirdoe na ltihzfraeotsm t hoeu tdseeltu sion reastohne irsne o a nswiestr h aDth armcaan naonwtse rB.ec ause hanso p latcoae r ifosrmea, n bdy t hdiesv iiascb elt eoc uotffd ouabntd Dharimsnao -mianndad,n a nswiehsra vimnign Ddh.a rimssa p eech deluswieco anil,mtl e ntaatultd ietQ.u"e st"iWohnad:te ludsoieosn the lesasn,ad2n a4 n swiehsra visnpge eDchha.ri mwsai thionutte rp,r etation mind itsih naa ctc orwdiatnDhch ea rcmuaot ff ?A"n srw:"e Delusions anadn a nswiesirn ptreertaDthiaornim.wsa i thkonuotlw edagnead,n ofi nterprceotnacteirncoionnmsgm omne nh,e rehteiacrsse,or litsa,r y answieshra viknngo wleDdhgaeri.m swai thtohiuastn tdh aatn,ad2n 5 Buddhabs,o dhisaantsdto fv roatsh,. " answiehsra vitnhagin std h at.m iSnuadcnshwd o radrsne o m orteh an 15Q. uest"iWohnaa:tr teh tew o truthsA?n" swe"rIi:tsl ikteh e calculBaectiaounmssie.n i dsn oatf romi,it s n octo nnetcoft roemds , simmeorfhi enga taeidrD .e1l9u pdeeodps leee atiwhrae v idnugte o t he anyde mti nidsn oftro mleasnisdns o cto nnetcoft roemlde ssTnhees s. mindn'obste icnogn netcoat neydt hiislni gb erIaoftn ibeor ne.at khse solitBaurdyd haAs h:e ariesra disciopfla e B uddhaI.nM ahayantae xtfso,l lowers prohipbirteicvehepew t islt,lu ma pprevheeH.no swieviehfr ek, n ows oft heH inayaanraer efertroea dsh eareAr ss.o litBaurdyd hiasa Buddhfao rh imself thhaitms i nodfa nxiceatnynb oeat p prehtehnedhneew d i,el vle ant tain alonHee. i so new hoh asw one nlightenbmuetln itv ienss olitaundded oenso tr eveal liberHaetw iioalnll.ks noo twh arte biirnat h he avceann nboeat p pre hiksn owledtgoet hew orld. twot ruthTsh:e worldltyru trhe fetrost hef actth att,h ougalhl d harmaasr e hendeEdv.et2nh6 o uhgekh n owvso idnveosisd,nc aennsosbt e a ppre- devoiodfe ssencbee,c auoseft het opsy-turovfit nheews osr lde,m ptyd harmas are producaendd i nt hew orltdh esaer et akeans r eaHlo.w evers,a geksn owt hen ature oft hiesr roarn ds ok nowt haatl dlh armaasr ev oiadn dn onarising. noa nswetrh:e s ilenocfVe i malakirti. 20 THE BODHIDHARMA ANTHOLOGY TRANSL ATION 21 hendedE.v ent houghhe knowst hanto thicnagn b ea pprehendneod, someonweh o paintderda gonasn dt igewrist hh iso wn han,da ndy et, apprehensciaonnn obte a pprehen2d7e d. uponl ookiantgt hemb,e camfrei gtheneDde.l udepde oplaer ea lsloi ke 17.I fm indh ass omethitnogv aluiet,w ilslu relhayv es omethitnog thiTsh.e b rusohf t hougahntd c onsciousnpeasisneRtsas z or Mountains despisIefm. i ndh ass omethitnhga itt a ffirmsi,t m ust hasvoem ething andS wordF ores,t3as'n dy eti ti st hougahntd t hec onsciousntehsaste s thaittn egatIesfm. i ndt akeosn et hintgo b eg oodt,h ena lolt hetrh ings featrh emI.f y oua ref earliensm si ndt,h enf alsteh oughwtisl ble e limi aren ongooIdf.m indh asa ffectifoonro nep ersotnh,e anl olt hepre rsons natedT.h e brusohf m inda ndt hec onsciousndeissscersi minaantde s becompee oplweh om oneh asa g rudgaeg ainsMti.n2dd8 o enso ta bidien drawfso rmss,o undssm,e lltsa,s teasn,dt ouchabalnedsu,,p onl ooking formsn,or d oeist a bidienf ormlessInted sose.ns o ta bidiena bidinnogr, att hemi nt um,p roducgerse eda,n gera,n ds tupidiStoym.e timiets doesi ta bidien n o-abidIifnm gi.n dh asa bidinigtw, i lnlo ta voibde ing isf ascinaatnedds ometimreesp ellDeude. t ot hed iscriminaotfi ons ropeidn I.f m indh asa placweh erei tfu nctiontsh,e ni ti sb ondagIef. thoughmti,n da,n dt hec onsciousnevsasreisos,uo sr tosfk armaa rei n mindv alues dharmas,w idlhklae rempya osub ack. Ifh omnionrdos n e tump roduceIdfy. o uc anr ealitzhea tth oughatn dt hec onsciousnesses dharmam,i ndn ecessawriillhlya ves omethitnhga itt c onsidienrfse rior. from theo utsheatv eb eenv oid-quieasncdea nltsa ov oisde eitnhge l ocus When yout ryt og rastph em eaninogf t hes utraansd t reatiysoeus , [oft hea risionftg h oughatn dt hec onsciousnetshseenys o]u,a rec ulti shoulndo tv aluuen derstanIdfit nhge.ra er ep lactehsa yto uu nderstand, vatitnhge p athS.o meb,y d iscriminaoftit ohnesio rw nm indd,r awt igers, theyno urm indh ass omethitnobg e c onnectteoId.f m indh ass omething wolvelsi,o npso,i sonodursa gonesv,i slp iritthseg, e neraolfst hef ive tob ec onnectteodt, h eint i sb ondagTeh.e s utrsaa ys":I its n ott hrough pathosfr ebirKtihn,gY amat,h eo x-headgeuda rdosfh elaln,d t heH elolf inferimoird,d loer,s uperidohra rmatsh aotn ea ttainnisr vanaE.v"e2n9 theS ounod fC ol3d2.T hesteh inagrsed iscriminbaytt heedio rw nm inds, thougmhi ndh ase nterdeedl usiyoonu,m ustn otp roducae t houghotf butt heayr et hecno ntrolblyte hde steh ingasn,ds ot heuyn dergvoa rious delusionleWshsenne msisn.d a risreesl,oy n D harmat og azaet t hep lace sufferinRgesa.l itzhea wth atevmeirn dd iscrimiinsa temse rfeolrym sI.f ita risfreosm .I fm indd iscriminraetloeyns D ,h armat og azaet t hep lace youa waketno t hef actth amitn d from theo utsehta sb eenv oid-quies ofd iscriminWahteitohne.gr r eeadn,g eorr,s tupidrietlyoy,n D harmat o cenatn dk nowt hamti ndi sn oti tseal ffo rmt,h enm indi su nconnected. gazaet t hep lacteh eayr ifrsoe m.N ots eekitnhgep lacteh eayr ifrseo m is Formsa ren otf ormsT.h eya rec onstrucitnte hdem anneorf a ni llusion cultivatthien g paItfht .he ries a risionfgm ind, tihnevne stiagnadt,e byy ouro wnm indI.fy oum erelrye alitzheat th eayr en otr eatlh,e yno u relyionngD harmat,i duyp ! will attaliinb eration." IS.Q uestio"nI:nc ultivaatnidna gt taintihnepg a tha,r es omes low frightenDeude:t ot hes imilatrois teyc ti6o2nt, h isse emtso b ea Hui-0k s'e ction. ands omeq uickA?n"s wer":T heya res eparabtyem di llioofne so ns.I3n0 RazoMro untaiannsdS worFdo resTthse:r aer ea varieotfsy c hemafso rt heh ells. thec asoef t hosfeo rw hom mindi s[ thpea thi]t,i sq uickF.o rt hose Ino net heraer ee ighgtr eahte lslusr rounbdyes di xtesemna lhle llesi,g hitc cyo ladn d practitiwohnoep rrso ducteh et hougohfte nlightenamnednp tr actiicte , eighftl amihnogt T.h ef ourtohft heh oto nesi sc allSewdo rdF oresatn dt hefift h RazoPra thP.e oplweh o injuarned k ilwli thk niveasn ds wordcsh,o pd owns ome iss lowP.e oploef s harapb iliktnioewst hamti ndi st hep athP.e oploef one'tsr eetsor epaay g rudgaen,d s peaSki ncerbeultsy e crebteltyr faayl iln tSow ord dulalb ilisteieekse verywhefroert hep athb utl ackkn owledgei tosf ForesWhte.n theeyn tearw ,i ndb lowosff t hes worlde avewsh,i cshe vetrh ehiarn ds, feeeta,r sa,n dn oseVsu.l turaensdd ogse att heifrl esOhn. t heR azoPra tht heh ell locatiMoonr.e ovetrh,e yd o notk nowt hamti ndfr om theo utseits beingasr ef orcetdow alka croas sp recipoinca e n arropwa thw ithu prighsth,a rp unexcellpeedr,f eecntl ightenmeQnute.s"t io"nW:h ata boutq uickly razors. attaintihnepg a th?A"n swer":M indi st hes ubstaonfct eh ep atha,n ds o Soundo fC oldT:h eg eneraolfts h efi vep athosf r ebiratlhs,ko n owna st hefi ve heavenelnyv oyasr,e t hea ssistoafnK tisn g Yatmhae,g odo fd eatahn dj udgoef t he oneq Uickaltyt aitnhsep athW.h en thep ractitihoinmesrer lefa litzheast deadc,o nsideirneB du ddhisam D harma guarHdei iasno. ft ens ixteen-aTrhmee d. delusihoansa risetnh,e nr,e lyionngD harmah,e g azeasn db rinagbso ut demonihce lglu ardtsa koen t heh eadosf v arioaunsi malisn,c ludoixnegn h,o rses, itesx haustiQoune.s"t io"nH:o w ism indt hes ubstanocfte h ep ath?" pigse,a glevsu,l tureetscT,.h eyc hewu p andp ulalp artth eh elble ingwsi tht heir teetThh.e f ourotfhth e eighti cyco lhde lilsst heH elolf t heS ounodf C oldT.h eh ell Answer":M indi s[ unconsciloiuktser] e eosrs toneIsti. sa si ft herwee re beintghse retirne mbflreo mt hep enetractoilnwdgi nda ndc annootp ent hemioru ths. 22 THE BODHIDHARMA ANTHOLOGY TRANSLATION 23 19.W hena tp resyeonurt e loynt hDeh armtah'rste ree asoufr es locpaelo pwlheow anttor eq uitteh ei njurtyh,i s bpeecrosfmoeenas r ful, BuddDhhaa,r maan,cd o mmuntioct ayr oruytt h pea tyho,um usnto t fohreh anso o nteor eulpyo Wnh.e hne s uddesnelehyisg s r ekaitnh ge, havseu cvhi eawsgs o od/bad, like/diiss/liishko-eln,do itcn,ag u se/effeocbtt,a liinbse rIafsto imoeno.n e tbhprere eackaesnp cdto sm mimtusr der, I, ,I i thper eceptst/hbperr eeackeaipnnstdgos f ,o rItyfho .mu a kteh essoer ts commsietxscu railma entsdh ievaenfrdey a,fr asl ilniatnh oge lwlh,eh ne II ofc alcultahteaiyroa enld sle, l usions bmyya onuoirwf nme isntYdeo.du sees hDihsa roKmwiann g, he willilb etrhaetni oonb.t ain II ,I I winlolnt o ttihcaett hr ee aolfmo bjeacrtisfs reosym o uorw nm inIdf. 20I. nt hDeh aromfac ultitvhapeta itnthgh,v e i teanle rogfty h ose yohuo ltdh naotd haremxaisis ittsa ,l [soad elumsainoinf beysy toeudr whoo bttahienui nrd ersttahnrdoitunhgmgehe diouftm h wer itwtoernd own miTnhdep] e.r cepotfyi oouonrws nm inadr aeld le lutdheodu ghts isw eaIkfo. n oe btahiinussn derstfraonmed viennght isvs,i teanle rgy thacto nstirsau ncidts -Infyo otu.s atyh atthw ei sdoofmt hBeu ddhas wiblelr obuTshto.ws heo s eDeh arfrmoam t hmee dioufem vennetvse r surpaaslislite,sa s l [saod elumsainoinf beysy toeuodrw nm indO]n.e 's losmei ndfulanneyswsh Wehreent. h owsheo suen derstiasfrn odmi ng ownm inidnt hmea nnoefar s leiogfhh atnc do nstbroutcehtx si stence thmee diuomft hwe ritwtoerned n couenvteenrtt hse,ei yre asr e anndo nexiasntident n ucmie ds e lubdyet dh eTmh.es utsraay" sIy:fo u beclouTdode ids.c ussfr oemtv hepeno tison fvt i eowft hseu tras and reolnyt hDeh arma-BBuodddtyho ca u lttihvpeaa ttech o,n struct neither treaitstio sb eees s trafrnogmeD dh arma. oTnhmeoa uycg hha atb out illuSsieonntabireeyin ntng osrr e asle ntient beingtsh.e" 33 Therefeovreena,tn sdl isctoennc erneivnegni ttis sn, o ats p oteanspt e rsonally ! ! Dhanna Reailssma menheasvsin,ne gi tghaeinrno l ro sIsyf.o rue olny experieevnecnwitinstgt h hb eo dayn mdi nIdsf.o meo[nuen'dse rstand thDeh arma-BBuodddyth oac ultitvhpaeat tedh o,n oste enki rvana. intgh aetv]e anrtDesh arimdsae etph,ew no rlpdeloypw linelo lbt e a ble WhyB?e caDuhsaer imsna i rvHaonwac .o uyloduu snei rvtaosn eae k tof athhoimmE .v eintf h ceu ltiovfta htpeoa rtt hi maen adg ahianhs i s nirvAalnsado?on, o ste eDkh armBae.c amuisneid ts h Deh arRmeaa lm. belonsgtionblgyest n h iehvewile ls n,o hta vaem inodfa ttachamnedn t Howc ouyloduu steh Deh arRmeaa ltmos eetkhD eh arRmeaa lImf? will noetv ebnev exedI.hf e i tsi maen adg aciunr saensddl andbeyr ed yowui sthor ecmtiifynn de,i tfheedarhr a rnmoasrse edkh armIayfso .u othehrewils l, n obte v exeIdof.n ie ls i tkheih sim,si nodft hpea th will usteh Deh arma-BBuodddyth oca u ltitvhpaeat teyh o,um ri nwdi lble gradusatlrleyn gItwthi aelcnlc. u muolvaeytree a rs wituhnothuietl end, liskteo ne-udnaarwka,ur nek,n owuinndgi,s cenrnionngc,h alant about spontanheaonsuo ms ilntydo waarnddy i sagraeneadag brleeet ahbilneg . everyltihakis ent gu ppeirds Wohny.B? e caDuhsaer lmaac akwsa reness Therehfeow rheoi, ns o bto unudpw itehv enctabsne c altlhebedo dhi ankdn owiBnegc.a Duhsaer cmaagn i vuesf earleisitss anp elsaoscf,e satotfgv rae paotw eIrof.n wei shteoms a kteh mei nodfc ultitvhaet ing grepaeta Icitels .i skoem eownheoc ommaim tosr tcarli mHee.s 3u4r ely patrho buhsest h,o uslednm di nodu tstihdbeeo undoafrt ihneeos r ms. 'I !I musbteb eheaBdueitdif .ht a pptehnhasit ks i nggr ahnitamsp ardhoen , 21Q.u est"iWohnae:tv eanrtoesu tstihbdeoe u ndoafrt ihneeos r ms?" avoitdhasen xioefatd ye astehn teSnecnet.bi eeinnatgr asel lsiotk hei s. Answer:" Thsep ontanpeeoaucsmelifuynld d o enso rte altihuzene d er Thecyo mmtihttee ne vilas ntdh fiev et ranssgsrieoansn mdu sftai lnlt o stanodfti hnMega hayoartn haHe i naydaonenaso,p t r odtuhcteeh ought ah elblu,tth Deh arKmian ggr atnhtesam p ardoofgn r eqauti escence, ofe nlightenemveetnnotth ,ep oionfnt o wti shfiontrgh o em niscoife nce ansdo t heayv oaildtl h esiirnI ssf.o meownheoi sag oofrdi eonfdt he aB udddhoae,ns o hto ntohrpe e rswohnoi sa ccompliinss ahmeadd hi, kinvge ntuoffrt eoas n otlhoecrak liely,lo su tthhse arneid,gs r abbbye d doenso dti sdtahipene rswohnoi sa ttacahnedcd r aveivnegtn,ot he poionfnt o wti shfionBrgu ddwhias doImof.n d eo enso gtr afsopur n - Dharma ReaDlhma:rm adhiimetaun st hes pheroefr ealiIttiy s.a synonym tfhoer trutohft heh ighemseta ning. requittheei njurtyh:ef irosftB odhidharmfao'uspr r actices. tene vilfsi,vt er ansgresTshieot nesne: v ilasr ek:i llliinvg itnhgi ngsst;e aliinlgl;i cit vexede:c hoetsh ef irtswto ofB odhidharmfao·usrp ractictehsep, r actiocfe conducitns exumaalt terfsl;o welrayn guaagbeu;s ilvaen gualgyei;n igd;l tea lcko;v et requitiinnjgu arny dt haotf f ollOwcionngd itions. ousnesasn;g earn;d f alvsiee wTsh.e f ivter ansgresasrieko:in lsl yionugrf athemro,t her, AnswerG:i vetnh es imilarbiettiweese tnh iasn swearn dt heM asteYru ans ections ora na rhahta;r minag B uddhab'osd ya;n ds plitttihnemg o nastciocm munity. ofR ecoIIr,dp articulseacrtliy5o 5nt, h imsa yb eY uanm aterial. TRANSLATION 25 24 THE BODHIDHARMA ANTHOLOGY derstandainnddg o esn ots eewki sdomh,e w ildle sitroea voitdh ed elu ownm indt od etermiwnhee theirth arbotrhse s pokeann dw rittweonr d sionasn dc onfusioonfts h eD harmam astearnsd d hyanmaa steIrfso .n e orn ot." canp reserve mainnded r3e5c wti leln,t ertnaoiw ni sht ob ea worthoyr a 22Q.u estio"nW:h ati st hem indo fp lainnWehsast? i st hem indo f sagen,o ts eelki beratfieoannr,e ithtehrec ycloefb irtahn dd eatnho rt he ingenioaurst ificAen?s"w3e9r ":S pokeann dw rittweonr dsa rec alled hellasn,dw ithn o-minddi recctalryr oyu th isr esponsibiltihteinfe osr, 36 ingeniaorutsi fFiocrem.sa ndf ormlessnaerseesq uaWla.l kings,t anding, thef irtsitm eh e wilblr intgo p erfectai dounl mli ndo fn ormsI.f o ne sittionrgl ,y ing�ablelh aviaonrd a ctivairteyp lainneesvse,nt ot he cans eea ltlh et ransformaotfit ohnews o rthiaensd s agedsu et ot heir extetnhta wth eno nee ncountaenryss orrowfuorlj ofuyle vent,m itnhde supernormpaolw erst hroughhu ndreodfst housanodfse onsw ithout remainism mobilTeh.a tf ort hefi rstt imec anb ec alltehde m indo f producian dge siromuisn d,th ent hipse rsowni ldle sirteoa voitdh e plainness." ,I I deceptiaonndsd elusioofno st herAnso.t"h erq uesti"oHno:w doeso ne 23Q.u estio"nW:h at isc allecdo rreacntd w hati sc allefda lse?" ,:I producteh es tatoef beinogu tsitdhee b oundarioefs t hen orms?" Answer":H avinngo m entadli scriminiastc iaolnlc eodr reacntd,h aving : I Answer":T heC onfuciavni rtuoefsh umanenesrsi,g hteousrnietsusa,l , them indi nterpdrheatr maissc allfeadl Wshee.n youc omet ot hep oint wisdoma,n df aitahr ec alltehde m indw ithitnh eb oundaroifet sh e ofb einugn awaroefb othf alasned c orretchta,ft o rt hef irtsitm ec anb e normsB.i rth-and-adnedan tirhv anaar ea lscoa lltehde m indw ithitnh e callceodr reTchte.s utrsaa y'sT:h osweh o abidien t hec orrepcatth d o boundaroifet sh en ormsI.f y ouw isht og o outsitdhee b oundaroife s notd iscrimiwnhaetteh eirti sf alosrec orre"c4t.0' then ormst ot hep oinotjf e ttisotnihnegt erm'sc ommonm an'a nd' sage,' 24Q.u estio"nW:h ata res harapb iliatnided su lalb ilitAinessw?e"r : youm ustn otk nowt hroughha vinag m ethody;o um ustn otk now "He who,w ithoruetl yionngt het eachionfag m astesre,eD sh armaf rom throungoht h avinagm ethody;o um ustn oktn owt hroubgoht hha vinag eventissc alloende o fs harapb iliHtei ewsh.o understafnrdosmt he methoda ndn oth avinag m ethodT.h atw hicho rdinakrnyo wledge spoketne achionfga s m asteirsc alloende o fd ulalb iliItnih eesa.r itnhge understanidssa 3l7ss oa itdo b e withitnh eb oundaroifet sh en orms. Dharma throtuhgesh p oketne achionfga s m astetrh eraer ea lsloe veolfs When youd on otp roducteh em indo ft hec ommonm an,t heh eareorr sharpnaensdsd ullneisnas b ilIinth ye.a ritnhge m asterw'osr dsi,fo nei s bodhisamtitnvda,a ndd on ote venp roducaBe u ddha Minda noymr i nd nota ttachteoed x isteanncdey etd oesn ots eizneo nexisteinfoc nee;i s ata llt,h enf ort hfier stt imey ouc anb es aitdo h aveg oneo utsitdhee nota ttachteodc haracterainsdty iectds o esn ots eizceh aracteristicless boundaroifet sh en ormIsf.y oud esitrhea nto m inda ta lalr isteh,a yto u nessi;fo nei sn ota ttachteoad r isianngdy etd oesn ots eizneo narising, don otp roducuen derstanndoirgn igv e triods eel usitohne,fn o rt hef irst he isa persoonf s harapb ilitTioe cso.v eutn derstanadnidns ge ize timey ouc anb e saitdo h aveg oneo utsiodfee verythWihnegn. the meanings-viseuwcsah s i sa ndi s-nott�hiesi nterpretoafmt eiaonni ngs worldmloyr onesn countae dre vilicsohc,k -andf-eblullwolhw o b abblae s oft hem an ofd ulalb iliWthieens .t hep ersoonf s harapb ilihteiaersos f demonilci nteh,e cyo meu pw itahd emoniicn terpretaantdui soein t a sa thep athh,e d oesn otp roducteh em indo ft hec ommonm anH.e does compasTsh.i iss b eneactohm menHto.w cant hepye rfortmhfu en ction note ven prodtuhceme i ndo ft hew orthoyr s age. 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