Shodoka
1978
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A classic work of Ch'an Buddhism in Chinese 8 centrury. Enlightened Ch'an Master Yongjia (665-713), upheld the banner of Ch'an, which inspiring people to figure out the real heart of one's own and see through the real nature of one's own, to illuminiate sentiment beings. He said : "The so-called explicit insight—has no object, no person or Buddha." "The big elephant does not wander himself on the way of bunny; the big enlightenment does not constrain itself within trivialities......"
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Author
Yongjia Xuanjue
Author · 2 books
Yongjia Xuanjue (Chinese: 永嘉玄覺; pinyin: Yòngjiā Xuānjué; Wade–Giles: Yung Chia; Japanese: 永嘉玄覚 or Yōka Genkaku; Korean: Yongga Hyǒngak; Vietnamese: Vĩnh Gia Huyền Giác), also known as Yongjia Zhenjue (Chinese: 永嘉真覺),[1] was a Zen and Tiantai Buddhist monk who lived during the Tang dynasty. The name Yongjia is derived from the city of his birth, which is now called Wenzhou.[2] He is also known by his nickname "The Overnight Guest" because of his first encounter with his teacher, Huineng. On a visit to Caoxi (漕溪), where Huineng's Nanhua Temple is located, Yongjia was convinced to stay just one night, during which his enlightenment was acknowledged. He supposedly died while meditating in 713.[3] He is best remembered today as the author of the Song of Enlightenment, often known by its Japanese name Shodoka (證道歌).[2][4] This work remains popular in contemporary Zen practice.
