Yoka Genkaku (Yongjia Xuanjue): [2] When the Dharma body awakens completely (from The Shodoka)

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[2] When the Dharma body awakens completely (from The Shodoka)

by Yoka Genkaku (Yongjia Xuanjue)
(665 - 713) Timeline

English version by
Robert Aitken

Original Language
Chinese

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

Taoist

7th Century

When the Dharma body awakens completely,
There is nothing at all.
The source of our self-nature
Is the Buddha of innocent truth.
Mental and physical reactions come and go
Like clouds in the empty sky;
Greed, hatred, and ignorance appear and disappear
Like bubbles on the surface of the sea.

Themes

Sky

Water

Recommended Books

	Buddhism and Zen, by Nyogen Senzaki / Ruth Strout McCandless

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