Del Nilppeznaf Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 A Buddha In Tokyo in the Meiji era there lived two prominent teachers of opposite characteristics. One, Unsho, an instructor in Shingon, kept Buddha's precepts scrupulously. He never drank intoxicants, nor did he eat after eleven o'clock in the morning. The other teacher, Tanzan, a professor of philosophy at the Imperial University, never observed the precepts. Whenever he felt like eating, he ate, and when he felt like sleeping in the daytime he slept. One day Unsho visited Tanzan, who was drinking wine at the time, not even a drop of which is suppposed to touch the tongue of a Buddhist. "Hello, brother," Tanzan greeted him. "Won't you have a drink?" "I never drink!" exclaimed Unsho solemnly. "One who does not drink is not even human," said Tanzan. "Do you mean to call me inhuman just because I do not indulge inintoxicating liquids!" exclaimed Unsho in anger. "Then if I am not human, what am I?" "A Buddha," answered Tanzan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainpicker Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 And then there was Ikkyu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 "And then it all was wrapped in clear plastic", (as FB stated last time we went to China -) Don't have to repeat that I normally really dig and always dug these oriental sayings - not least for their flirting with and teachings of the full void. But your choices, splendid Del - are simply one bamboo-leaf to thin for me. Explanation simple : You are obviously on a further level than E-minor7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacamartin Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 LOL! That means I'm a Buddha too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 LOL! That means I'm a Buddha too! We are all Buddha's here....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 can I serve the green tea, , , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I don't think I can handle the word wee and the meanderings of Taoism in the same conversation. If I could think of a fresh guitar topic I would fire up a thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Any particular collections of sayings you are pulling these from, Del? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Any particular collections of sayings you are pulling these from, Del? To be frank, I have a sneaky feeling we are used as some kind of test-audience for Dels own works out in this genre. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Will someone ask mountainpicker who ikkyu is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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