Zen classics:
Classic 1: Everything is illusory.
classic 2: you can't say it.
classic 3: color is empty, and empty is color.
classic 4: life is like being in a thorn, if the heart does not move, people will not move, and if they do not move, they will not hurt; If the heart moves, people move wildly, hurting their bodies and bones, so they realize all kinds of pain in the world.
classic five: a flower is a world, and a leaf is like a Buddha.
Classic 6: Looking back 5 times in the previous life is only a pass in this life.
Classic 7: Great sorrow without tears, silent realization, silent laughter.
classic eight: there is no limit to the sea of suffering, and turning back is the shore. Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha.
Classic 9: Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a platform. There is nothing originally, so where is the dust?
Classic 1: If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell
1. Several classic quatrains in Wang Wei's Collection of Wangchuan:
Xinyiwu: "hibiscus flowers on the ground, red calyx in the mountains. There is no one in the family, and they are opening and falling. "
Lu Chai: "there seems to be no one on the empty mountain, and yet I think I hear a voice. Where sunlight, entering a grove, shines back to me from the green moss. "
Bamboo House: "leaning alone in the close bamboos, I am playing my lute and humming a song. Too softly for anyone to hear, except my comrade, the bright moon. "
second, Meng Haoran's "Song of Returning to the Deer Gate at Night": "The bell of the mountain temple has fainted in the morning, and the fish beam is crossing the ferry. People walked along the shore to Jiangcun Village village, and I also took a small boat to return to the deer door. The moonlight of the deer door made the mountain tree appear, and suddenly I came to the hermitage of exile. The thatch door, the piney path, the solitude, the quiet, where a hermit lives and moves, never needing a companion. "
third, Chang Jian's a buddhist retreat behind broken-mountain temple: "in the pure morning, near the old temple, where early sunlight points the tree-tops. A winding path leads to a hidden spot, and the Buddhist temple is surrounded with boughs and flowers. Here birds are alive with mountain-light, and the mind of man touches peace in a pool. Everything is silent here, but the bell is ringing. "
iv. Night in Torinji, Lushan Mountain by Li Bai: "I'm looking for Qinglianyu and I'm going to Xiecheng Que alone. Frost clears donglin bell, water white tiger creek moon. Tianxiang gives birth to emptiness, and the music of heaven never stops. The banquet was silent and motionless, and it was unscathed. Zhan Ran is sincere and robbed. "
v. Liu Changqing's "Searching for the Mountain Residence of Changshan People in Nanxi": "walking along a little path, I find a footprint on the moss. The white clouds are quiet, and the grass closes the idle door. A pine grown greener with the rain, a brook that comes from a mountain source. And, mingling with Truth among the flowers, I have forgotten what to say. "
6. Wei Yingwu's at chuzhou on the western stream: "Alone, there is a grass stream, and there are orioles singing in the trees. The spring tide brings rain late, and there is no boat crossing in the wild. "
VII. Jiang Xue by Liu Zongyuan: "a hundred mountains and no bird, a thousand paths without a footprint. Lonely boat, an old man fishing in the cold river-snow. "
since the Tang dynasty, Zen has been popular, and it is the most powerful and influential Buddhist Sect. Therefore, this kind of Zen poems are endless.
A selection of Zen poems
Staying in Qingyuan Xiashan Temple
(Tang) Song Zhiwen
Xiangxiu Hanging Golden Monastery Flying Spring Boundary Shimen
The empty mountain is quiet in the middle of the night, and there is no noise
It's first time to hear that birds look at their hearts and want to settle on apes
There is no doubt that there is no mausoleum source in the dusty city
. Wulingyuan: the paradise described by Tao Yuanming in Peach Blossom Garden
[ Appreciation ]
The first couplet vividly depicts the majestic posture of the ancient temple and the peak cliffs, and the magnificent scene of flying springs cutting through the stone gate. Zhuan Lian tried his best to render the quiet scene of Zen master and empty mountain practicing meditation in the middle of the night. The saying "I heard birds at first" shows that silence is not a pool of stagnant water, and Xi Jing does not enter silence, but has a lively and wonderful use. At the same time, this sentence also tells us that the Zen master has realized the Buddha's nature by saying that birds sing nothing. Only by realizing the Buddha's nature and knowing that Buddha's nature is everywhere can we smell Buddhism everywhere. "Looking at the heart and wanting to decide the ape" further illustrates the method of Zen master's practice of meditation. This is a typical Zen meditation method of the Northern Sect Zen Master. They use apes as a metaphor for a restless heart. Xi Jing is to keep an eye on this ape and tell it to stay still and enter meditation; Have a quiet life, and know the nature of Buddha. The meaning of the couplet is that the ancient temple is remote and remote, far away from the world, like a peach blossom garden. It can also be further understood that the real reason for being separated from the world is the loneliness, which is the only way to stay in the Peach Blossom Garden. The so-called "self-bias" is also true.
There is a gift for the honored person to sit alone in the mountain pavilion in autumn night
(Tang) Chen Ziang
Zhong Fanjing walks on the incense bed and sits in meditation
The stone court mingles with the miscellaneous trees, the stone wrasse sheds the sound of the spring
The heart of the moon is quiet, the clouds are lonely, the clouds are mysterious
I would rather know that I am tired, sick and struggling to climb in the world
[ Notes ]
(1) Bless the honored person. Zanning's Biography of Eminent Monks called him "a master of nature and a master of all sects".
(2) Meridianism: Walk in a reciprocating roundabout way to avoid drowsiness during meditation.
(3) meditation: here is meditation, which makes the mind settle in one place and stops the three industries of body, mouth and mind.
(4) Water Moon: the moon in the water is one of the ten Mahayana metaphors to illustrate the immaturity of various laws.
(5) Climbing: Climbing means taking care of one's fate, and one's heart changes with the outside world.
[ Appreciation ]
The first couplet narrates the daily Buddhist activities of Master Hui chanting in the afternoon, passing through at dusk and meditating at night. Cleverly arranged the transition of time. On the occasion of meditation at the autumn night party, the Buddhist temple of "the rock court mingles with miscellaneous trees
the stone wrasse pours out the spring" is also full of quiet meditation. The neckline has a view to people, telling the realm of Zen enlightenment of people in Huihui. Meditation calms the heart waves so that wisdom is present, just like the moon shadow when the water is quiet. Relying on wisdom, we can observe that all the laws are meaningless, just like the illusion of water and moon, so we can stay away from them without being infected and become awakened. For example, Yuan Jue Jing said that "knowing illusion means separation, and leaving illusion means feeling". "Yunxia" is impermanent, isn't it? Being able to understand this can't be said to be "thinking alone." The point of "thinking alone and mysterious" should be to know that no matter how clouds gather and disperse to cover up the dew, the sky will never change, just as it is really like Buddha's nature, "it will never die, it will not be unclean, it will not increase or decrease" (Heart Sutra). The end of the couplet points out that the world can't stay away from the magic law, stop climbing, and suffer from illness, which is really helpless and pathetic. The last sentence is from Vimalakirti's Sutra, "What is a disease book? Saying "climbing" turns into
chanting in the river
(Tang) Zhang said that
the reality belongs to suspension, and the modesty and darkness should be empty in the bright moon of Chengjiang
[ Notes ]
(1) the reality: the true entity of all dharma, also known as Buddha nature, dharma nature, truth as, dharma body. Real, that is true; Phase refers to the nature or phase of things. It is the absolute truth of Buddhism.
(2) color: refers to all the substances that have images and occupy space. The Mahayana Chapter of Righteousness says, "Quality hinders name and color."
(3) emptiness: everything born of karma and combination, which has no substance after all, is called emptiness, which also means falsehood and falsehood.
[ Appreciation ]
The eternal reality of various laws, the lonely peaks are exposed, the roots are removed, the words are broken and unspeakable, and the mind and actions are extinguished and cannot be missed. Not ordinary people's logical thinking can be reached. On the contrary, people's various opinions are obstacles to the realization of the proof, and the more they think about it, the farther they go. On the contrary, only by "hanging" all kinds of knowledge, eliminating all dust thoughts in the heart and making them empty and clear, can we realize now and return to reality. "
in the bright moon of Chengjiang should be empty", which wrote the realm of the poet after realizing the reality. Clear river water and clear moonlight are all color and empty, and empty color is unique. "Heart Sutra" is not different in color, empty is not different in color, color is empty, and empty is color. In this realization, the poet suddenly felt that all his body and mind had been integrated with the bright moon in Chengjiang, and it was also empty and colorful, completely out of the dust. And this empty, by no means dead and dense. Just in this sky, it can give birth to "Chengjiang Mingyue", which is infinitely useful.
titled Yigong meditation room
(Tang) Meng Haoran
Yigong practiced meditation and settled in an empty forest
Many valleys were deep in front of the outdoor peak
The sunset was full of rain, and the emerald fell in the shade of the courtyard
Only by looking at the lotus can you know that you don't dye your heart
[ Notes ]
(1) Yigong: a monk in Dayu Temple.
(2) Zen silence: practice meditation with silence. "Wei Mo Jing, Convenient Goods" says: "I am single-minded in meditation, and I am confused."
(3) Gully: pronounced he, meaning ravine.
(4) Lotus: It is not stained because of its silt, and Buddhism represents purity.
(5) don't dye: don't dye the method of worldly desires.
[ Appreciation ]
Through this poem, the poet deeply praised the pure Brahma of the righteous monk, and also entrusted his seclusion feelings. The first couplet describes that the meditation room was built in a lonely mountain forest, which naturally escaped the emptiness of "too softly for anyone to hear" (Wang Weiyu). In addition, the distance between "a beautiful outdoor peak" and "deep valleys in front of the steps" shows that the weather here is clear and the mountains are beautiful. The sunset is full of rain, and "the sky is green and the court is overcast" further pushes the description of the quiet courtyard to the extreme. At dusk, the shower began to rest, the Buddhist temple was silent, the surrounding trees were not dripping, and the distant green mountain shadows were quietly projected into the courtyard, which was dark and ethereal, fresh and intoxicating. Such a quiet and clean scene is also the embodiment of Zen master's empty Ming Dow heart. As Wei Lian said, "When you look at the lotus, you should know that you don't dye your heart", the Zen mind of the righteous monk is like a lotus that "grows out of the mud but doesn't dye", and the dust is not sticky. The whole poem was written by Jing Qing to Xin Jing, with ingenious conception, lofty artistic conception and touching mind.
general manager Deng holds the pagoda
(Tang) Meng Haoran
When climbing the pagoda in mid-air, you can see all the Beijing
Bamboo around Weichuan is connected to the upper garden
In the suburbs, the buildings and buildings of the emperor's residence are opened to amuse people
Tired of robbing and gathering sand for children from the first place
A glimpse of merits and virtues, a glimpse of benefits, and a heart-warming
Sitting and feeling that all the sky is near empty and fragrant, chasing flowers. On both sides of the Weihe River, green bamboos are around, and the mountains and rivers are bright. Shangyuan stretches continuously, leading directly to the distant mountains. There are luxurious mansions of emperors and princes everywhere in the suburbs of Beijing; Tian She, a farmer, is naturally scattered in the criss-crossing countryside. In the eyes of poets in mid-air. All this is an equal ornament on the earth. Like variegated fragrant flowers in full bloom. This led to further understanding. Buddhism says that from the beginning to the seven places, it must be robbed by a big monk, and from the eight places to the Buddha, it also needs to be robbed by a big monk. Therefore, it is said: "Tired robbery starts from the beginning." "Gathering sand for children's memory" is translated from "Hokkekyo, Convenient Goods", "Even the children's play, gathering sand as a stupa, and so on, all of which are based on Buddhism. This sentence not only says that the boy gathers sand but also cultivates Buddhism from afar, and further shows that it takes infinite efforts to become a Buddha. What is even more ingenious is that these two sentences are all related to towers: it is needless to say that the boy gathers sand, and the sentence "the first place" can be extended to the fact that no matter how high the tower is, it is made from the ground. "A glimpse of merits and virtues, benefiting the Tao and increasing the heart" tells the story that the Bodhisattva in Chudi first glimpsed the merits and virtues of the mind, and then made more progress, with a view to achieving Buddha's fruit. Finally, to the point again, it is because I am in the tower that I "sit and feel the heavens are close", and at the same time, because I am concerned with Buddhism, I can feel the joy of the heavens and feel close. In the last sentence, the allusion of scattered flowers is used in secret, which highlights one's own harmony with Buddhism and ends the whole poem in an atmosphere of magical beauty.
Accompany Yao to make the monarch pay tribute to the master's room
(Tang) Meng Haoran
Take Xue Mei to warm up and smoke Liu Shangqing
Come to see the young boy. Listen to the King's Sutra
Understand that there is no ego, look at the empty space and hate the tangible
Be fascinated and realize that the guest is not satisfied with his thoughts
[ Notes]
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(2) ji: It is the same as a poem. Generally, four sentences make one sentence.
(3) There is no self: I am a "constant body, which has the function of dominating". But the human body is the false combination of five aggregates, and the impermanence is one of my body; Dharma practitioners are born by fate, and they are impermanent, so no one can be me.
[ Appreciation ]
The first couplet vividly describes the elegant and cold early spring scenery with a steady confrontation. Accurate description makes "Xuemei" and "Smoke Willow" appear in front of us. Zhuan Lian's "To get a glimpse of the boy, you have to listen to the Fa Wang Jing" to point out the theme of your poems. At the same time, the Brahma is like a boy, and the profound teachings of the French king express admiration for the people who benefit from it. The neck couplet writes about the poet's feelings of listening to the scriptures. When you understand Buddhism, you will know the wonderful meaning of "no self". "Stop View" Volume 7 says: "Because there is no wisdom, it is said that there is me. With wisdom, there is no me. Where am I? Head, foot and limbs, one by one, I can't see you. Leaving the attachment to the "I" combined by the five elements through the "analysis of emptiness" naturally leads to aversion to the tangible material body. After this understanding and observation, the poet expressed his expectation for enlightenment, but he was embarrassed and sad because of the difficulty in thinking about the guests. Although we can't completely leave the dust and enter the Buddha, it clearly shows the poet's yearning for pure Buddhism.
Looking at the wall, Lu Jiu wants to see a picture
(Tang) Bao Yi
A lifetime of sorrow and glory is no different from a hundred years of sorrow and joy, and it is empty again
The true monk under the bamboo is in the middle of the night where birds and magpies are fighting
[ Notes ]
(1) Decided: the mind lives in one place without being scattered.
[ Appreciation ]
Whether it is dry or glorious, it makes no difference to die in the end. "White hair is the fairest in the world, and there is no mercy on your head." From then on, look at all kinds of sorrows and joys, and no one can make them permanent in the passage of time. All sorrow will eventually die out, "time will heal all wounds." So is happiness. The reason is that "all laws are born by reason, and all laws are destroyed by reason." The law born of karma is not real, and it does not live forever. The so-called "all lines are impermanent, and all laws have no self" is also true. When karma changes and there is no self-glory, sorrows and sorrows will also change and disappear. Such impermanent facts, however, are forced by all living beings to be ignorant, deceiving themselves and others, killing red eyes for a little fame and wealth, just like birds and magpies competing with each other, and they are really pitiable. How can you be a true monk under the bamboo, go deep into meditation, deeply agree with the reality, and get the silent joy of "Nirvana Silence"! This great joy is not from the origin, not from the fate, it is self-sufficient, and it is the ultimate destination of all beings. Here, the poet expressed his strong aversion to the world and his pursuit of happiness in silence.
Yun
(Tang) Guo Zhen
Gather the void to return to the savage's leisure place and lean on it.
I don't know that I have no roots to cover the moon and stars.
[ Notes ]
1 Savage: Shan Ye Idle Man
2 Jian: a kind of bamboo in qiong, which can be used as a walking stick.
[ Appreciation ]
Infinite firmament, vast sky, floating clouds, come and go. Here, the meaning of impermanence is written deeply, and the purport of the cloud is achieved. The second time, the savage leaned back and looked around, and featured a static word, which was in sharp contrast with the sudden and extremely fast movement of the cloud (shu
). Poets live in the wild, and watch others go into the impermanence cloud, making all kinds of useless undertakings of "covering the moon and stars" What the general poem reveals is a warning to the world: impermanence is suffering, so we should find it early, don't be persistent in seeking worldly fame and fortune, and work hard for it. A deeper meaning is that the clouds come and go, the void is not turbulent at all, and the glory of the stars and the moon is not lost by the cloud. The truth of this metaphor is like vanity. It was never born, and it will never die today. It never hurts to let the world bury it. As long as the world is willing to "rest" and not cling to being rootless. You can look at the clouds by leaning on it, and you can do your best to understand the true meaning of the idle words. It is naturally "don't be humiliated and watch the flowers bloom in front of the court; Come and go at will, and let the sky cloud and cloud. "
titled Monk's Room
(Tang Dynasty) Wang Changling
palm flower's courtyard is full of moss in the idle room
Famous sayings of each other never smell strange fragrance in the air
[ Notes ]
(1) Famous sayings: names and sentences. They all stand by each other, and each other is impersonal, so the famous sayings are also false and not real. In the world, because of false insistence, taking famous sayings as truth and saying that names are real things, they are false famous sayings respectively.