Difference between revisions of "Buddhist Story: Eight Earthly Winds"
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| − | The [[scholar]] was upset and went across the [[river]] right away to reprimand the [[master]] for being rude. The [[master]] laughed as he said, "You said you are no longer moved by the eight [[worldly]] winds and yet with just one '{{Wiki|fart}}', you ran across the [[river]] like a rat!" | + | ;Eight [[Earthly]] [[Winds]] |
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| + | There was a well-known [[scholar]] who practiced [[Buddhism]] and befriended a [[chan]] [[master]]. [[Thinking]] that he had made great stride in his [[cultivation]], he wrote a poem and asked his attendant to deliver it to the [[master]] who lived across the [[river]]. The [[master]] opened the [[letter]] and read the short poem aloud: | ||
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| + | : "Unmoved by the eight [[worldly]] [[winds]], [1] | ||
| + | : Serenely I sit on the purplish {{Wiki|gold}} terrace." | ||
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| + | A [[smile]] broke up on the lips of the [[master]]. Picking up an ink brush, he scribbled the [[word]] "{{Wiki|fart}}" across the [[letter]] and asked that it be delivered back to the [[scholar]]. | ||
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| + | The [[scholar]] was upset and went across the [[river]] right away to reprimand the [[master]] for being rude. The [[master]] laughed as he said, "You said you are no longer moved by the eight [[worldly]] [[winds]] and yet with just one '{{Wiki|fart}}', you ran across the [[river]] like a rat!" | ||
| − | [1] Eight [[worldly]] winds/concerns: Gain and loss, honor and disgrace, praise and blame, [[happiness]] and [[pain]]. | + | [1] Eight [[worldly]] winds/concerns: Gain and loss, [[honor]] and disgrace, praise and blame, [[happiness]] and [[pain]]. |
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 29 February 2016
There was a well-known scholar who practiced Buddhism and befriended a chan master. Thinking that he had made great stride in his cultivation, he wrote a poem and asked his attendant to deliver it to the master who lived across the river. The master opened the letter and read the short poem aloud:
A smile broke up on the lips of the master. Picking up an ink brush, he scribbled the word "fart" across the letter and asked that it be delivered back to the scholar.
The scholar was upset and went across the river right away to reprimand the master for being rude. The master laughed as he said, "You said you are no longer moved by the eight worldly winds and yet with just one 'fart', you ran across the river like a rat!"
[1] Eight worldly winds/concerns: Gain and loss, honor and disgrace, praise and blame, happiness and pain.
