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CHAPTERNE

THECAUSEFURCHATICWR<D

TodYlssocieiesinTiwnndeIsewheeinhe

w0dehebnomlphenomenonhhs
nobeenwinessedbeoeeiheinheWesohe

Es.SmeWeseneshovepedicedhheend
hewdwil0ccuinIg9?ndhChnswiIIe

unehfoudgemenDY.Eseneshve

Is0pedicedimpendingdisseshesimiI

hsepedicinsinheWeshendifeence

beingheimemewhichissomewenes
Ie.Smeheseencienpphecieswhich
weshudnpIcemuchimpncen.

Hweveiweviewuenvi0nmen0bIeciveIwe

wiIeIizehohiswdiseIIindnge.
EnvinmenIpIuinhsbecmeseius

pbIemndnwhumnkindhsinlbegun0
undesndheneedfpecinguenvinmen
HwevehepbIemfmenoIospiiuIpIluin
ismnimesmeseiushnhfheenvin

men.ThisishesuceowdIiIshnmn

pepIeeizeTheChinesehvesingllEduciniSmsessenieSbIishnininiS

edesndispepe.llF0cenuiesheChinese

hvewsbeievedinhepnm0ceduci0n
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whichiscnsideedheundoinpeceuI

ondpospeusscie.pvideshesoIuin

midfs0ciiIIsnclledshewochnging
nelssueinginh0ppinessEducinhos

sngimpcnhenin0ndispe0pe.Me
veelemenoYschoIishe0undinheb0sic
buildingbockin0neduci0nssem.

CHAPERTW

BUDDHISASANEDUCAIN

BuddhismicilcmeChinin67AD.The

EmpehdsenspecienvsIndiinvie
Buddhismonks0c0meChin0echBud-

dhismwhichinhpeidwsegdedsn

educi0nlssemndnSeIiginRegefulIbouw0hundedesghepciceo
8ucldhismhckenonmeeigi0uscde.
Thee0ehepuposeofhiskis0coechis

misundesnclingbIedingusbckheoigIn
fom0BucldhismsughbBuddhShkmuni
TheGoI0fheBuddhlSTeching
BuddhismisBuddhShkmunilseducin
ssemwhichissimiohConuciusbh

pesenedsimiIviewpinsndmeh0ds.Thegl
oBuddhiseducinisinwisdom.nSnski

heInguogencienIndiheBuddhiswisd0m

wscIedAnusmksmbhdillmening

hepefecuimewisclm.TheBuddhughus
hheminbiecivefupciceocuivin
wsochievehisulimoewisdmHeuhe

ughusheveYnehoshepeniIeIize

hisseouimewisd0msiisninnsicp0
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unuensomehing0neoboinsexenoIY
Hwevemsushvebecomeconused

hughgenemisconcepionsndheeoee
n0bIee0IizehispoeniTheeeiwe
bekhoughhisconusinwewiIleoizehisinin
sicpfunoue.ThusBuddhismisoneduco

ionlsYsemoimedeginingouwninnnsicno
ue.IoIseochesbsolueeuIiYwhich
semmedmBuddhdsecgniionhlsenien
beingspssesshisinnewisdomndnue.

Theefeheeisninheendifeenceomng
beings.Eveneisdieennwbecusewehve
s0uuen0ueondhovebecomecnused

ThedegeefwisdmexhibiedbindividuIsde

pendsnhedegeedeluSinndhosnhing0
dwihheuenueheindividuoI.The8ud-

dhlsechinghelpsuse0Iizehinnoepe
fecuimewisdom.Wihwisd0mwec0nhen

sveIupobemsndunsufeinginohppiness.DueuIckwisdmwepeceiveview
ndbehveoolishndhussuehecnseuencesevkedbuinceccions.Iwe

hvewisdomuhughSviewpinsondbehvi
wibecec;hwhencnwesuewhenhee

enicnsequencessuem?couse
wewibehpp.Fmheewecnseehsu
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eingiscusedbdeusionndhes0uceohop
pinessisuwneoliz0inwisdm.
heCoeheBuddhIse0ching

heBuddhiseochingcninsheem

pins:discipIinemedi0ionndwisdm.Wisclmis
hegnddeepmeciincnceninis
hecucipocesswdchievingwisdm.Disci-

pinehughbseinghepecepsishemehd
hheIpsne0chievedeepmediin;wisdm
wihenbeeizednuI.Buddhlsenie

echingsscnveedinhesusneveeldepfmheseheepinsBucIdhismencm

pssesheenieclIecionwksbBuddh
ShkmunindiscIedheTipikhisc0nbe
cssiieclinheecegies:suvinope
cepsuIesndssocmmenieswhich
emphsizemediindiscipIinendwisdme
speciveI
TheBuddhisEducinlgnizininChino
BuddhiseducionisbsedniipieYsis
heChinesecuIue.PiheinducinBud-

dhismChiniiIpieYwshepiIscieY
ndwssupp0edbhewisemenoncien
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ChinWhen8uddhismonksomIndicmeo

Chin0ndsedodiscuss8uddhismwihgven
menicilsiwsimmedioeppeneveYoneh8uddhismshednumeoussimiIieswih

heindigenusCnucindiinsCnseciuenl
hegvenmenembcedhem0ndeuesed

hhemnkssinChinpemnenlY.
TheiswmonkswhcomeChinMoon

ndChulnweeeceivedbhe!Hong-LuSilI
whichiseuivlen0upesenFoeigninisV
SeDep0men.IiSiilwsdesignedsminisV

fhegvenmentTheChieHng-u-Siis
euivIenoeignminiseSeceYoSe.
HweveHngu-SicuIdneceivefeign

guessempl.IncleoIIwhemos
pemnenheEmpedded0nheminisV
8iSilokechgeBuddhiseducin

nginheMSiIIhdnhingdwihemple
bumeeIdenedminisVheimpeicu

nowidenesempeincnempYChinese.
Sheeweewminisiesinchge0educion.
TheMiBu!mngedbhePimeMinisew0sin

chge0hedii0noCnuci0neduc0inss
em.This0gnizoinseedhesmeuncionuni

hee0lg00Is.AsheEmpe0hdgivenen
m0ussuppheBiSilBuddhiseducin

opidIYspeodhoughuChinInmninsnces
ihdevenoexceededheeoseducoe

peopIehnhediioneducinssemofLi
Bu.llCnsequenIYheemonohvebeen
ConucionoMonucionscho0ineveYviIogebu

heewosoSilIeveYwhee.AginheBuddhis
!lSillempleusedbeoneducoinolinsiuin
nddidnpefmeIigiusceemoniesoun
ikewhooenkesploceinconempoYempIej
nw0doYs.

AnheimpnmissinfoheiginlllSi
wossuonsoion.hesc0Ieheonsline

ishodoimoginedo.Duinghesevenh
cenuhemusmnkXunTsu0nghodsupe
visedsixhundedschoIosinsuonsIi0n.Pio

hisomonknomedKumIhdonsIoion
eomoobououhundedschoos.Theeehe

llSiwslgeg0venmenlgniz0in.Unfo
unoeiwscompleelns0medinopoce
dewihsupesiinndspiisundwhun

dedesgo.Iseducionolchoceisicsodisppeedwhichwsuegeu.
TheFouCuenTpesBuddhism

TcloheeoeoupesBuddhismbeing

p0cicedFisheeisheeIigious8uddhismwhich
cnbewinessedinempIeshughuTiwn.
Hwevehisdesnoepesenhee8uddhism.

SecndheeishecdemicBuddhismbeing
ughinmnunivesiies0dwheewesee
BucldhismbeingeedpueIsphisophn
cdemicpusuiespecilIinpn.ThisisnexcBuddhIseducioneihe.Thidndhems

ununeisheodegeneinofBuddhismincul.ThishidpeBuddhismismuch
moedmginghepubich0nheisw
pes.FinIheeishediinl8uddhismhe

echingsfBuddhShkmuniinisueessence

whichisveYeinudnd0ge.

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CHAPTERHREE

THEAUTHRlSWNEXPERIEI\ICEWlTH8UDDHISM

WhenlwsooungsudeninNnlingIdidno
beieveinnYeigin.lwenchuchwihsome
clssmesIenbouChsiniYAhoughI
iedundesndiculdn0indwYc-

cepiMveeIigionhoimewsIsIm
becuseisemphosiswosonmolpincipIesnd

ehicsndIhoughhhiswsemngeigins.Whenlenc0uneedBuddhismbckhenhe

mnksweenoveconvincingTheeoeIcoud
n0ccepBuddhismeiheondiwshe0neIesisedhemos.Iwsunghimend
hdnomeuepciine.
AeoivedinToiwnhedoPoess0

Dng-MeiFngwhws.henmusphiIosophe
ndopoessoheNoi0nloiwnUnivesi.
HovingbecomeondmieofhisIwoehimlee
skingobukingcI0ssmhimheunivesiY.
PessoFngwsoninhisoieshimeHe
inviedmeohishuseondodmelIIl0wdYsin

schIpesssdnocikep0essosndsu
densdn0cikesudenseihe.Ioucome

heunivesiondexpecoensomehingYuwiI
beseldisppinedWhenhedhisIws

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peYupsesincehehdbsicIlpuedcdwo-

eovempIns.FinIheoIdme:MWeIIwh
dnlucmemhuseeveSundYndwi
giveupesonIinsucinwhous.lIIcuId

nobeievehohewsscmp0ssi0noewods

me.IIenedb0uphisphiesPofessFngls
smIIbeinhisliIeivingmnenne.This
wsexemeIpeciousme.Heinducedhe

phisophiesheWesChinIndiondfin
Buddhism.Heughmeh0Buddhismishepin
n0cehewdsphiosphndhipovides
hegeesenImenhumniY.Whhe0ld
mewssciningndsneizedhBud-

dhismcninedsmehingmgniicen.Ised
visiheempIesinTipei.HowevehemnksIme

inhseempesuscuIdnceYexpIoinBud
dhismnineIecuoskepicIikeme.Hweve

hemnksemuchbeeineching8udclhism
dThensemissighonShn-D0-Siwhich
wosl0geempIeinTipeiwihovscIIecin

sus.Dunnghpend0imehewidepubic

i0nndcicuinBuddhisbokswsveVe.
Themonks0Shn-D-SiweeexemelYkindme
sheY0I0wedmebowmonhepeci0us
ndesus.Thisw0sgeheIpme.

SoneIsoeden8uddhismsenusIY
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ws0uneomeeMseZhongiHewos

weIccmplishedEseicpciionewhugh
ndguideclmeinmsudndpcice.usIike
M.Fnghe0ughmewh0useveweeko
heeesuniIhepssedw.IhenwenT-

izhngfIIwMBingNnLeendsedsud
ingndp0cicingwihhim.

BuddhismisspecioIkindknwedge;iisn
eigin.Indedeiveuebenefi0miwe
hveundesndisuenue.Ihveheums

especoBuddhismndIbelieveBuddhShkmunibeheemseducinhehisY
hew0dHewsusikeConuciusinhhe
ugheveY0neieIessIndwihoudisciminin.

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CHAPTERFUR

THEMETHDGANDSMBlSMFTHE
BUDDHISTEDUCAT|NALSYSTEM

TheC0ninuingEducinSsemoeches
Thec0ninuingeducinssemoeches

wsfisesbIishedbBuddhShkmuni.Mn
0hissudensweewel0ccompishedundehisin-

sucion.Evee0hesesudensweessigned
eochdieenplcesninemnhs.InIndi

heinseos0nunsmmidApilmiduI.

Sinceiwosinconvenienvel0ndechduing
h0seheemnhsIhesudenswuIdcome
b0ckomeewihheBuddh0eceiveoddiinoI

echingsnde0nmechheincl0ssdis
cussi0ns.ThiswsclIedhesummeeeondi

poIIeswhiscuenknwnscninuingedu

cinoeoches.Themodencninuingeduc
ionosYsemisnecessiedbhedvncemenin

echnoIogY.HowevewenY-ivehundedYes
gBuddhohdIeddopedhisidein

binginghissudensbckddiionIechings.
TheAuIBuddhisTeching
BuddhisechingisuIloisicexpessions.
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wsiginII0neducinwhichcombinedwh

vvoseuivlenodlsmuseumndsch0osYsem.TheefoehelSicombinedheodiiono

schibondmuseum.InncienChinhe

diionsch0lssemwsnunivesol.Mossu

denswenlISisudbecuseiusulhd

c0mpIeecIIecinbkssimi0odY!sli
b0Y.ThececinsincIudednonlsuosbu
ls0lmoseveYkindfpubic0ion.Themnks
weefmiiwihBuddhismCnfucionismToism

ndncienChineseexs.Theweecpbe
nsweinguesi0nsndweeweIvesednvius

subecs.CnsequenBuddhisinsiuinsbegn
0keveheeducinmijsinChin.

TpicBuddhisbuidingseexpessions
whichecledlExpessins0Buddhism.llHow-

eveBuddhnd8dhis0vs0uesdonepe

senplheismhewshipmehon0negd
Echsoueseesinspiewisdomndwkening
inechus.Theosepesenceinspecs0
Buddhismwhichemindpciiones0hep

icul0picechingFexmpIeGunYin
BodhisvhemosppulB0dhisvinChin
epesensIninieC0mpssin.Whenweseehis

soueiemindsusppIc0mpssinwhen

deIingwihhewdispepIe0ndsunoundings.
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HowevepepenwodswoshipGuonYinB0dhi

svosogdndpheeliesuenng
ndeimin0e0bscIesThisisosupesiiousview

ndmisconcepinbecusepepIe0gehec
hohesouesoeexpessinsfcncepsinBuddhism.

Buddhischiecueis0Isnisicexpes

sinwihheempelsmincuivionhIlbeing

simiIogemeeingeochinghI.F0mhe
exeiippes0hvewsiesbuheeis
nne5Yinside.heexenowsiesepesenbslueuhlI0heueeoiYIie0ndhe
univeseondlleIiveuh0wdviewsSiII

cudedwihdeusion.heineisingIesoYiIus
eshbohehesmeuhThedeIuded

hew0oppeodisinconddieen;hweveo
heenighenedheeone0ndhesme.
nheceneheminculivi0nhhee
0eheesuesoneBuddhondwBdhisov0s.

8uddhepesensheuenoueheunivese
ndhumniewhichisc0IedBuddh0nuell
uemindBuddhisns0edfmSnskind

me0nsSmeonewhisIIYenlighenedThe
BuddhsoueepesensuiginIenighenmen
ndhe8dhisvssuesepeSenheppic0

i0nouoiginoenighenedmindAIIheepe
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seninsndopplicionseinfiniendcnbe

cssiiedinwcegoies:wisdmndpcice.
FoexmplehePuendSchoIpYsespec
heBuddhondwo8dhisvsheWesen

Pdise.AmibhoBuddhIninieliendlninie

ighepesensheininieenighenmenh0isn
ininsicpunue8dhisvsGunYin

ndDShiZhiGeSenghMhs-

h0mppoIespeciveYp0c0mpssionwih

kindnessndgewisdomWeshudbecomps-

sinendkindow0dolbeingsuhoughs
viewsndbehviosh0uIdbeionlhehn

emionIoeminIbehvi0speIIsube.
heeoeweshouldnoeheBuddhndB0d

hisvssg0ds8uwiIlheheIpus?YesheYwiI
bYpovidinguswihheknowledgeh0wopo
ecusevesmdelusi0nheebobininge
esefomsueingncewehveenedhe

bockgoundoheisiccomponensinBuddhis

chiecuemusicndsueswewiIIginnen
ichedexpenencewhenpingvisiodi
ionIBuddhisempIe
HowevenowdsmnYpeopedonounde-

sndhemeningndechingsoBuddhismTheY
miskehemuIiepesenoionso8odhisvss

signopolYheism.WhpeopeiIoundesnd
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ishechhesuesinBuddhismoeeoching
idsndnsuesogodsAIIBuddhsndBodhi
svsepesenounouendcuivionoviue.

Wehveininiecpbiliieswihinouuenue

hcnnobeexpessedbYusonesingIeem.
TheeoewehvemuipIeepesenions;oin
sncecpblepesonodYmVhvemnV
iIesonhishebusinesscds0showhisheposi
ionsndcc0mpishmensTheBuddhoondBodhi
svsecuIIYepesenions0henoue
wihinouselves:Buddhosinouuenoueo
mindondheBodhisvosinouviueoculivo

ionWeIIpossesshesequIiiesNounilwe
comeoeoIizehemeningoBuddhissYmboIism

wiIIweppeciehes0phisicionndcompIee
nessoiseducion.

YpicllSillbuiIdingseeodY.TheishII
ofl!SillishehooHevenIYGudinsIso
knownosDhomoPoecosSiuedinhecene

ohehIIcingheondooisMiLePuSMieYBodhiSvwhoisepesenedbVheimge
ohehisoicoImonkBuDiiLePuSohsbig
smiIehcnveVsheidehinodeoulYem
BuddhismoneshouldIenobecheeuIondcou

eousoIlHelsohshugebeIlVhepesens

imessIexibiliYimpiIiYpiencendoer
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nce

SndingbesideMiLePuSeheuHeov
enGudinsoDhmPoecos.TheYesYm

bicgudinsohepciinesheBuddhis
w.Whomdhepec?ThepoecusbY
emindingus0educe0usevesnd0segud
heppeknowIedgewhichweshoulden.Ech

gudinpsdieenspecfhugh
ci0n.

TheEsenDhmPoecohodingue

smblizesesp0nsibiiYndsfegudsheemoY
whichmenshlI0useesponsibefou-

sevesoumiscieVndhecuns

whoe.IechouspefomsouduiesweIuIiIIing

ouobIigionswesuppoechohendouseIves
sweIlTheSuhenDhmPoecohIding

swdsmboizespogessndechesusdiigence.
HeemphosizesheimponceofconsnIYculi

vingnddvncingouviuewisdomnd
knowIedgendoimpovepeomncein0u
sevesndouduies.ThisissimioConucin

idesodiIYseimpovemen
TheWesemDhmPoecohoding

dgonosnkesYmboizescompehensivevision
ndkn0wedgeginedhoughexPosuehe
wodHeepesensheneedoopenoueYeso
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bseenoueondmcn0einewh0weseend

ennddisinguishgoodomiI.TheNcmen
DhmPecohIdingnumbeI0smDizes
cmpehensivesudndeningBheochws
pcice0ndhw0chievehegsinespn
sibiliYulfiIImenndseIimpvemen.AshencienChinesehovesid:Medenhousnd
bksnd0veIenhous0ndmiles.llWeeod

ginmeknwedgendoveIobseemoe
efeciveI.WewiIIhenbebeoimpveusevesndopemouduiesmoseeciveIY.

TdpeopIevisiheHoIIoDh0moPecs
bunincenseps0endofeIowesndfui

pYingopoeci0nndseY.Thisissupesiin.
AIheciIiiesim0gesoBuddhondB0dhisvs

ndnYeingsmodeeechingo0Isdesigned
oinspieoumindondwisdom.TheYsseeo
emindusoheimpoonceobeingenlighened
insedofdeIudedviuousinseododevioed

pueinseodopIIuedTheseeheheepinci
pIesoBuddhisechingndpcice.
ehodsoPcicingBuddhism

ThewYsinpcicingBuddhismenumeous

boueighYfouhousndEchphisdieen

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omhehesbuuIimeIedsohesme

g0s:enIighenmenppehoughsndview
pins0ndpuiY.AssuchIIp0hseeuwih

0unebeingsupeioheohe.Peopehve
dieenbiiiesndevelsccmpishmen.Fu-

hemeheemdieenenvionmensnd
shuldch0se0phmssuiedohem.Wecn
ch0senneoheheegsconcene

upocicen.Whenweochieve0nne
hemhehewwilIc0men0ulI.

TheeeenschspciceinChinese

8uddhism.Zensesseshepusui0hepefec

cle0mindenighenmen.ThePueLndndTibenBuddhismoVo0nschoIsessbining

hepuemindheschscncenehei
pcicenpopehughsndviewpoins.Re-

gdIesswhichmehodschlnechoses
heIIIedohesmeucme.Inhewds
ncewebecmeexpeinnemeh0dwewiIIbecmenexpeinoImehds.

hepuiohewldcmesmnindivid

uoIlsinnepui.Wihpuemindmindwihu
discmininchmenhigheIevelwis
d0miSesinwhichhewdundusn0uI

comesinhm0nBeciingheBuddhols
nmemedi0ingeciingsusmnsnd
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pocicinginoccodoncewihBuddhlseoching
onewiloinenlighenmenppehoughsnd
viewpinsndpuimindhusbecomingvid
lIdeIudedh0ughs.
nhehehondoneisooIYnhewong

phinechns8uddholsnomeinhehpe

giningpom0inoweh.ThiseIigi0nnd
supesiinondigesoginsheeching
ShkYmuniBuddh

HowBuddhisTemingIIIusoesho
BuddhismisnEducin

BuddhismisheechingoBuddhShkYmuni
shewsis0unde.WecIIHimheIliginI

echellusIikeheChinesecIICnuciushe
llGeessge0ndechellTheeinshipbe
ween8uddhond0useIvesisechesuden

eIionshipwhichisneligi0usinnue.neig
i0nheeisno0echesudeneinshipbu
h00fpoen-chiIdmsesen.
AbouwenYYes0goIgvesenesoIecuesinFuRenCohIicUnivesiYndoughinhe
ThomosMonseY0onesemese.IoldmYsu

denswhweeminIYpnessndnunskee
ugeinheBuddhndoemBuddhismweI.
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TheeisobsoIuelnconIicbeweenBuddhism

ndeIigionooneisechesudenndheohe

hesonlhepiessndnunsweeopcice

BuddhismndinunbndonheiowneIigion
beIieveh0even8uddh0wouIdnccephem
fiis0goinshumnehicsocliscdhepen

heeche.TheeoeeIigiousIoweswiIbenefi
ihepciceBuddhism.AswepcicewewiI
oinheuewisdmoknwexclwhHeven
isIikendwillbebeodecidewhenndhwwe

w0nghee.husBuddhismiswYoech
ingsiechesushowoegoinuuewisdom.
WhenmonkiscIedlHeShnglIheis

equivIen0hepincipIinodlsschooIoheis
hedieceducionoIsegies.Allohec

uYmembesoeecheswh0execuehepinci

pIIseduci0nlsegiesndcs0emodes
hesudensIbehovi0ndspeechIe

echePoessoFngconsnIssuedmeh
BuddhismisneducionLeinmYsudies0fhe
su0sleofimedhissemenhoBuddhismishe

pinnoclehewoldlswisdom.lpvideshe

geesenIoYmenohumnkind.Ihveexpen

encedheunsupssbIeloobeingeeom
IicionsdeIusionsndwndeinghoughsM

bodndmindecIenndpueooIIoese
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mhehppiespesoninhewldTheeoeee

indebedoPessoFngwih0uhimlwuld
nohveenedBuddhismnw0uIdIhvesuch

cmpIeehppinessdevedompcicingBud
dhlseching

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CHAPTERIVE

THEINTEGRAT|NF
CNFUC|ANISIAND8UDDHISM

BuddhismsuccessumegedinChinesecu

ue;hebecmeinsepbe.hebsicconcep
hhesheisogiveupnelswnineesohe
skeofhes.CnfucionismondBuddhismdv-

ceheenhncemenndgiicionfiiopieheespeconddevinfnindividuo

heipensndeches.Filipieism
eIemeninccomplishingwoclpece

Whiseclucin?Iishemeningnclhe
vuefhumonifeheeoin5hipsbeweenhumnbeingssweshosebeweenhumnsnd

heuniverse.Cnfucineochingencompsses
heeminpoins.isiisimpnunclesond
heeinshipbeweenhumnsncehisisundeso0clwewiIen0lvepeopleSecondiisim
p0noundesndheeIi0nshipbeweenhu
mnsndhevenncehisisundesdwewi

enoespechevenbeingsndspiis.Thicli

isimpo0nounclesndheeionshipbeween
humnsndheenvinmenoncehisisundesodwewillenkecefheenvionmen

ndoppeci0eevesingehingouncus.

27

TheeoeousudieswihinConucinechings:

viuespeechskilseoning0Iivingondhe.
TheechingfviueishecefC0nfucinism;i

isbsluecuci00wihumIindppe
cnducwebecmeseishndcncenedonI
wihousevesoheexpensescieY.SuchbehviconesuIinwIdchos.TodYueduco

i0nhsI0shemphsis.Sch0sonIYeochskiIls

hoesupeicindnohe0educin.
Whenheois0enishokesheundoinof

sciendcuseshechoshwe0eexpen

encingod0.EemenoYscholseIikeheooo
educoin:unihighshighsch0sondcoIleges
eheowesndleovesTechesconso

echingiIioIpieYoouchiIden0senspossible.

BIking0hewChinesechoceswee
ceoedweconnobudmieouncesolshigh
leveIowisd0m.Wehonkhem0hvinggivenus

smehinghoissvubeondexuisie.TheChi
nesechooceMpieYembceshespiioBud
dhismndheoundoionoeducionsiiso
cmbinoi0nohechcesoodlindson.il

Nowdspeplekobouhegeneoiongop

beweenpensndchildenwhichissomehing
odiionImiiesdidn0hve.InheChinesedi

28

ionnonleohendsnneuni;gndo
hesndgondsnseceoIpoofhesme
cninuum.ThisisuniuecncepWesenes
enoskwhChinesepepepoespec0oncesssincewebelknowhem.Theemembnce
ounces0sisheundi0nConucionism

ndBuddhismwhichishesuceohmonins
ciendpeceinhewod
TdoeveYnengsowdpecebuwe

needsofmheundinoiiIpieob
iniBuddhismemphsizesuncondiincmpos

si0nosenienbeingsinheuniveseonclbend;inhepspesenonduue.Theconinuum

imeondspceisinsepobefomneseWe
AeAII0neEniV.ned0esn0finclhisexensive

cncepineigin.lThusCmeneoneohe

ennomesfBuddhsondsfonenIighened
beingwhichisoubosicnueondIshees-

sence0heuniveseondhumonlife.Thisconcepis
embodiedbheChinesechocepieondhe
nomefAmi0bhoBuddhinhePueondSchoo

Thenmesmbedifeenbuhemeningse

hesme:uncncliionIovelbeingshsupossesspoceondime.

29

TheFiveHumonRei0nships
Cnuci0nechings0ebsednivehumon

elinshipshe0undednmlpincipIes.
Thefivehumneinshipsincudehsebeween

husbndwiepenchildsibingsiendsndpoliicledesndhepubic.Husbndwifeepesenshesmesndhemosinimecicleof

humneionships.usidehesmciceishe

exencledfmiwhichincIudesheelinshipsbe-

weenhenclsnndh0semnghesibings.
usidehemilheeissciewhichincudes
cdiinleionshipsbeweenheindividund
hisledendcicesoiends.Wenwoenk

buheneedouniepepe.Inncienimes
heChinesehdnusehewodIlunielohe

ivehumneionshipscleineheunionope-

pe.Eveoneonhisehisoubhe.Echise
spnsibleohehe;pensbeingcmpssinesnsnddughesbeingiiheipens
sibIingsndiendsbeingespecfulechohe
nhiswhecounYndispepeeIed
pefecunion.Theeinshipsbeweenpeope
lsdefineespnsibiliies0monehehe.

EveVnehshiswndundespnsibiiuIi.

30

hePciceCnucinismndBuddhism

Humnbeingsdifemnimsbdhenngo

humonelinshipsndbsicmlpincipes.The
pciceConucinismisbsednhvingsincee
ndpopeh0ughscITecbehoviwe-

gnizedondhmniusmiondcunYond
pe0celI.hisisidenicheviewsBud

dhismwhichs0emphsizespcicingndIen
ingIollssmgeneingheBdhicimind

IlBdhilIisSnskiwdmeningenIighenmen.
EnlighenmenmensonlIwokenedllmindlis

simihesinceehughndpopemindd

vcedbCnucinism.AChinesegvenmen
oiciIdeinedsinceiveVweI.Henedh

!lSinceimenshvingnosingehough.Thee

wiIbensinceisIngsheeecuped
hughswndeinghughsoevenheise
singehugh.Hisdeiniinisidenicho0

Bucldhism.TheSixhPichHuiIVengncesid
llhepuemindconinsn0hingheeoecoIIecsndusllHwevepepeingenehveo
wndeinghughs.Howcnonebeid0
hesew0ndeinghughs?TheCnucinnsweis

igh0ginsupisingdesiesndchievewis

cm.llThispocicewssesseclinheeemen0
3l

schooIoheC0nucionsYsem.8uddhsidsev

ennglldesiesisosopIIw0mesndoubIes.
TheConucinEIemenYScholSYsem
lnhepsheChineseeIemenoYschooIsu-

densweeweIIinedoguodginsheupising

desies.Schoosemphsizedininginsuden!s
c0ncenoionndwisdomSudenssedschoI

hege0fseven.TheYsoedwihheieches
ndnIYwenhmedunnghoIidYs.Thewee

oughhecnecwine0cwiheveVdYlie
ndhepopem0nneoendheieches
ndeldesch00moes.ThiswsclIedheeduc0

inomopncipesbosed0nhumnein

shIps.WhenhechiIdenwenh0meheYwud
heneheipensondsibingswihiiopieY
ndespec.

Fmhegesfsevenowevesudenswee

euiedmem0izendecieuenhencien
exs.Thee0chewuldisselecm0eiIswhich

cninedhepundwisdmfs0gesondsins
ndhenencugedhesudensoeodonde
ciehem0ei0uponewhundedimes

d0.Chidenwoudhvesc0eedhoughsihe

weenssignedonsksd0Thepupse
32

eciingwscusheimindsohheYwould
evenuIbin0puemindconcen0innd
wisdm;evenh0ughhemn0hveunde
sdhemeoningsHwevehecueneduc

inIsseminexisencesinceheRevouion
9eIiminedhiswhusnd-YeoIddii0n

nddpedheweseneduci0n0IsYsem.This
chngeuponclseexminoi0nIe0dsnehe
ofmodenChinlss0ciIpobIems.
TheConucinT0iScho0Ssem

AhegefhieenchiIdenweesenoTi
scho0lsheeween0unio0highschsinncienChinTisch0lemphsizedhensisnd
discussion0hemeiIssudenshdIeod
memoizedineemenVscho0I.Theecheswee
expesinheiiedsndwouldc0ncenenh
fiedhough0uheieniecee.Echohem
ughsmIclsswihenowensudensnd

heecuesweennecessiIgiveninheclss
mwihexbooksDuinghpeiodlheexbksweepinedinheunivesIfm:wen

w0clspec0umnonclencoIumnspepgewih
n0spceinbeween.The0mwssnddf

heeniecunYegdIessohepublishe.Bh

33

eochendsudensmemizedheexbkss

weIhheevenknewexcIwheehesudY

meilswee0cedSinceeveYhinghdbeen
memizedeieheewsnneedbo0kse

eIemensch.
TechesenokheisudensnieIdips
bodenheikn0wIedgendexpeience.Ashe

oveIedknowIedgewsimpoeclhemng
hew.Thusheipsweewihuexbkse

sinsbu0ccmpniedwihwinendf0dnd
iedwihi.ThesudenswuIcoendhe
needsfheecheTheeeshecncluded
heioveshemnbeouifupoceshecouse

wuldcse0swel.F0monenclingToischI

wshemsi0uimeoheiives.
lnToiwonhsewhoeinheieighiesnineiesmhveexpeiencedhiskindfeducion.
MloeecheM.eeheninhisnineiesculd
silppmeilshehdmemoizedineemen

scholwhenwiingoicles;nefeencemeios
weeneededThiswoshemehdheused0c-

uieheiginIwisclmhcmesomhepue
mindWihhepueminduewisdmises.Hv-

inguewisdmisoknwpes0nlsposnduue
ndosoundesondheowscuseondefec.

neshuldnoIudgehingsbheioppeonce
34

buknwndundesndhwevenscmeobut

Thewisdomknwingnhingemph0sizedinBuddhismisheoiginwisdom.nwhennehs

puemindwhichconinsnohingwillhesoknw
eveYhingwhenheisinconcwihheexenl

w0dTheeehepcicingnclsuding0f
Buddhismbeginswiheimining0IIh0ughsinde
o0binopuemind
Ahismdemehinkuchidenwh0es

puesinnocenndunconminedinhei

hinkingwhichiswhiisbesf0ouchildens

eningBuclchismelinchichoodWihieef-

chicencnulndesilbenefifmiThe
expeiencesfpes0nwihpuemindes0di

eennclpundhn00dinpesoncon
uppeciehem.

WcPeceCnbeAchievediheMindond8d
eWeinedheFmiisWel-unndheCunisWeIgvened

Auepcii0newikeephihsembeing

geedngYign0onndTgonwdohes
ndhisenvi0nmen.If0nehsnheeemens

usmenionechenheIsneihesinceenpope.
Sinceinclppehughsndviewpinsehe
35

bsisoininghemindApesnwihpue
mindondbdwilnbecomeil.Wesueom

ilnessesbecouseoumindseiledwihwndeing
houghsndwoiesho0edeivedomgeed
ngeign0ncendgnce.
Asmeninedeoiesinceindpope
hughsndviewp0insehebsisfpuiing
nelsmind.Apuiieclmindeclspuiiedbd
ndnuopesnwiIIbecmeimmunem

iIness;huseizedpociinew0ulclnevege
seiusi.Meoveipes0nisdeemineclo
0wheph0Buddhqheshewilnciein
heconvenionmonne.Acnveninde0h

menspesndesn0knwexcwhenhe

wilevehiswoIdnwheehewigooe
wds.nhehehnduepciineswih
cnfidenceinhemselvesndinAmi0bh8uddh
wh0cuiveinoccdncewihBuddhisech-

ingswilbecpobecnlIingbhheimeo
evinghiswdncl0fbeingbninheWesen
PuendThisisneiheunusuniYlebu

hesimpeuhondcnbechievedbcuivoing
hepueminclndvowingechheWesenPue
ondTheefeneneedsundesondhowim-

pniisbeeew0iesndchmens.

EveYBuclclhisshuIdmininopuemindond
36

bdIlimeseingeveYonendeveYhing
wihequindcmpsue.nhenwudhe
mibeinhmnhescieinuniYndhe
w0dpeoceIllngewuIdwehovefeuds

cnficsws.Thepecendhppinesswhich

wewishd0wudn0ngebedem.
WodpececonbechievediwecmbineCon

ucinismndBuddhismin0ueduc0inoIssem.
heEighBsicConucinMoPincipeS
LilipiecmpssinIveus

whinessespnsibiipecendequiehe

eighbsicConucinmolpinciplesndeep-

esenedbou8dhisvsinBuddhism.DiTsng
WngEhSeKisighbBodhisvepe
sensiIipiendheefehe DiTsnSu
knownshe FiIilPievSu

Thisisbecuse i

eochesiilespecbhpensndeches
whebhequIimpninBuddhismnd

Cnfucinism.Tenespenswihiiopie
ndespeceocheseheinneviues

humnnoue.Thego0If8uddhisechingis0
useizeheuen0uefhemindwhichcn

nbeochievedbdiscveingisviuusnue

wihouwhichnewinevebecmeenighened.
37

Is

GuonYinBdhisvsYmbizescmpssin

ndepesenskindnessndove.WenShuShiLi

MonlusiBdhisvSmblizeswisdmondepe
sensf0ihndlo.PuXinUnivesW

hSomonbhdBdhisvsmblizesgeo
vwsndpuingheBuddhoIse0chinginpc

iceincIudingiipiecmpssin0ndwisdom.

HeepesenspeoceonclequoliY.Wihcmpssin
ndwisdmonecngeneemeis.ToenIo

meisisbuilduponheundoinofequliYnd

puihisishegeesenomenhumnkind
Tcuivemeisinchidhdgeneoemeisin

micldegeondeniomeisinldgeece
scibedinChinesesuhviuendbe0u.ne

whensmenindgeisclIedhecomplee

pesnwhichissimiIBudclh0.Wemusunde
sndhBuddhsndBdhiSovs0engods

buhemspeec0ndhppiesbeingsouso
enom.

WisencesosinChinongevkedhesepin

cipesI0ngg0befeBuddhismwsin0cluced
heeBuddhShokmuniCnuciusndMencius

nevemebuhelhodidenicIcncepsnd

eochingmehdsThwosuIocincidence
ndsissidinChinesellHeeSwulclhovesimilo
viewsllosidinheWesllGemindshinkIikelI.

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CHAPTERSlX

THE8UDDHAlSTEACHINGSAREFREVERYNE

RecenIYsudencmeomendskedhw

pciceBuddhism.TheonsweisheFuUniveSlVwSBuddhsndBdhisvs;

Senienbeingseinnumebe
IvowheIphemI;
AIicionseinexhousibIe
vwendheml;

WspciceebundIess
lvwmsehem;

Enighenmenisunsupssbe
vwini.

Thephesisdubesinssisinghem
bekhughdelusinndbecmewkened

henhewiIlbebeinuehppinessnd

evesufeingbehindIndeheIplbeings
escpeomsueingnesh0uldbegdcuIiv
excellinginm0lndcdemicchievemens.

Acuivcnenbuph0ldinghepeceps

gudginshomfulcnsequencesceeclb
speechbdYndmindi.ewdsdeedsnd

hughs.8efecmpehensiveIeninghoweve

39

iisnecessY0cuIiveg0odviuebYendingu

fficionsincIudinggeedngeignncend

nogonceosheYehesoucesolIdesiesnd
deusions.Tuewisdomisesmculivionohigh
m0chceom0puenondisciminoY

ndc0mpossin0emindndnomknowledge

ginedomboks.Wihuopuemindheknowl

edgeginedleodsdevioedviews.Theeehe
ispiiYinpcicingBuddhismis0puiY0u
mindndcuooIochmenseoneuswYs.

WihhepuemindwecnheneIeceveYhing

cIendkn0w0IIhusininguewisdmnd
en|ighenmen.

BuddhismiseveV0neegodessogende

geccupionnoioniYeIigin.EveY0ne
cnenndp0ciceBuddhismiisheeoch-

inguIimepefecwisdmheeisneedo
BuddhdsechinginoIps0hewndH0weve

iisn0esnuueBuddhiseches.Thedifi
cuIYIieswihheochom0speopIec0nnenunceheiwod0meondwehwhich0ehe

mo0bscIesinleoning0ndp0cicingBuddhism.
Wihuopuemindheeisnwulunde
snd8uddhdsechingsonde0izehecouses

IlhepbIemsinhiswdMe0nwhiewihu
viuemens0ndgdc0usesondcondiins
0

pociinesc0nnfindg0deoches.Theefe
0lwosencougeungpociinesesove
sveucoun0ndhewd

41

CHAPERSEVEN
THEKEYTTHEGREATESTTREASURE

RecenwehoveesbIishedPueLnd

LeoningCeneinheUniedSoes.hegIis
inoducehediinChinesecuueoWesen-

esndhephempciceBudclhism.unces
sinvenedhemospeciusndimeessvehicle:
clssiclChinesenguogecoledWen-enWen

indeonsmihenciencuIue0uuegen-

einsndus.Wihhispoweuvehicewecon
eodhepubIicinsoCnuciusoMenciush
weewienwen-ivehundedesg.BecouseuoncesoseIizedhngugew0ud
bechngingomimeoimaheusedhiscIossi
cChineseIongugepssnheiwisdmj

houghsskilIsnclexpeiencesIisndiicu
lenWenYenWen..leemechehos

ughusheseceoeclinghecssicon
guge;0neonhsoecieluenichpes
oncienChineselieueIndeowieincIos

sicChineseneneedsmemoizenehunded

chpes.WihhiskeWen-Yen-Wenwecnhve
occessndlenBuddhismndncienChinese

wisdmheesnsloi0nsheBuddhissu

osweeinhiscssicllnguge.AIongwihhe

43

puenndiscimin0ingndcmp0ssin0emind
weconhusunckuuIimewisd0m.

Ihoveencugedpciines0edhenfinieLifeSuqwhichiswieninsimpIemhis

cssicChineseInguge.ThepubicshuclesiY
unclesndEighpecenofisconen.Theee
0nI0-eighchpesinhiscompiinoheIn
inieLieSuwhichiscIsehemunhM.

Leeeuiedusmemize.Thisis0go0dw00

seninghiscssicChineseInguge.Ae

ecling0ndmemizinghissubeIieveheewilI
benme0bscesinedingheBuddhissu

s.Isngugeno0nIpciinesbuIs
Weseneswhwnle0nheChinesecuIue

ndBuddhismmemizefifchpesWenYenWenhelninieieSuWihwhee

esenecn0binhekeexpehe
wndesncienChinesewisdmndohe

smeimensfmhe8uddhissu0sinneIs

wnpiveeosueWihuhiskeYhvingl
hesecIIecinsfsuos0ndncienChineseie-

uewuldbeuieheeisnoenYinhe
esuY.

ElemenYSchIisheFoundionH0ppiness

44

diesndgenemenpoensndsudens

eemenVsch00isheundinohppinessin
humnieheoofhecounYsuuendhe
ceke0fheuuescieYouhvemcle

suchcnibuinsohisgeesskinhumnIie

ncsocie.Iismsmeninguondvube
scienuuecpbendviuus0uh.
wudIikeexendmgiudendhighese-

specou.IwishIo0uinnepecendhppiness.MeveYnehvegehehndp0s
pei!

45

Undesnd
Buddhism
VenebeseChinKung

i|

TUNDERSTANDBUDDHISM
EXCERPTSFRMTHETALKINAUSTRAL|A

ANUARYI9

CHAPTERNE

AVIRTUUSANDPEFECTEDUCATIN

Todweseeonincesingnumbepeope
undhewoIdsoingpciceBuddhism.

Hwevenmnpeopeuundesndwh
Buddhismis.heeoehisbecomesveimpo-

nopicWhoexocisBuddhism?Weneed0
undesondicleBuddhismismsviuous

ndpeeceduc0indiecedbheBuddhwdsolsenienbeingsinhenineeIms.Hwcn
weeh0Buddhismisoneducin3iswecon

elI0mhewowecllBuddhShkmuniou

liginTeocheIIhheisheoundeoBuclclhism
ondhweehissudens.FomhisiisveVp-

poenhheBuddhndwesheeche
sudenelinship.hisisnundineducion
IBuddhismishisechingwhhenisheBuddho?BuddhisSnskiwdmeningwisdom

ndenlighenmentHowevehiswisdmisnohe

wIdwisdmwehinkofodBodspeoking
heBuddh0Iswisdomishebiiulimepe19

feclndcecc0mPehendheueeiY
iendheuniveseinhepsPesennduue
newhhospeceivedhiswisdmiscedBud-

dh.BuddhShkmunidusholsenien
beingsincudingusevespssesshisinnewis-

dmnd0biIi.ThusBuddhiSmeg0dSbeings
euI.AIhoughweeequiniginpesen
wecnnseehisbecuseeveY0nelswisd0mnd
biliieSdie.

nuscieYheeehsewhoeineligen
ndhosewhOoenhsewihge0bili0nd
hosewihless.Hwdohesehingscmebou?
TheBuddhIdushheedueouvoVing
degeesfdeIusion.uinneWisdmnd0biiies

eempiIosduehisdelusionbuoen

uIpemnenIos.Ifwecnbekhugh
hisdeusi0nhenwewiIbeobeecvehese

biiies.TheefeheBuddhIsechingsshwus
h0w0iduselvesdelusinndouncveu
inneobiIiies

lis0ensoedinMhnsushhe

BuddhdidndiecIheIpsenienbeings.Then
howdosenienbeingsbecomeBuddhs2Bhem
seves.TheBuddhnossissomhesidebex-

ploiningheueeIiYofh0wwedeIudeuselves.

AeeIizinghiswediIigenpuhisechingsin
50

pciceinenighenmenofueeoIiY.We
henbecmeBuddhs.BuddhShok0municIe0l

explinedhbecmingBuddhis0in0bebY
senienbeings.
Fmhiswecnseeho8uddhismisoeoch-

ing.HweveoeochecnonIeducoeusbu
hepincipeseIusohisheexpeiencesinpc
icendoinmenndsuggesviusmehds
fuoinmen.TheesuimeIdepencsupn
us.Weoeheneswhneedobeenhusisic

ndcliigeninodeoinchievemen.nce
weundesndhBuddhismisoneducinwe

wiII0giclegodheBuddhosueche.
F0mhisweundesondhinpopeWoPIoces

wed0negdheBuddho0Bodhisov0imoges

sgodsbewshipped.Wemoke0feings
heseimogesw0e0sons.Fisoemembend
epugiudehisugeoeducoin
whichweh0vesounoeencuneedndc
cepedinhisIieime

ThepeningvesesuossosiveYwel;MIis
exemediicu0encunehiseochinginini

nieens.llThedebgoiudeweoweheBud
dh0issimi0oheemembncewhichsomeChi
nesehove0wodheinces0sWeefec0nou

0iginsowih0uhese0ncesswewudnexis.
5l

ThesecndesnwemkeffeingsheBuddh
is0wheexmpesfheviuus.8uddho

Shkmuniwos0ndinYpesonikeus;ehe
wsbebewkenedndbecomeBuddh

Whishee0spusfomchievinghissweI2
Theefehepicuessues0heBuddhsee

emincuseveVmomendvncediIigen
wdshisgool.Theimgesen0bee

gcleclsgodsobIecsosupesiin.
InBuddhisWPcesheimgesBuddhs
ndBdhiSvshvemon0ppences.Thishos
0fenedohemiscncepinhnonisBud

dhismeigionbuonehwshipsmui-deiieso5
weIndeedBuddhsndBdhisvshvemn

nmes.F0exmpeinheTipikheeisheTen
Thousnd8uddhlmesSuwhichgivesusve
wevehousnd8uddhlsnmesndevenmoe

nmes8dhisvos.Wheheesomn

8uddhsondBdhisvs3WihinouiginInueheeexissininiewisdmviuusndis-

icbiiieshcnnbec0mpleeepesened

bmeelnenme.lissimilhighccompishedpesnin0pminenpsiin;hishe
businesscodcudhvenumeousies.

ThenmesoheBuddhsepesenhecm

peeinneondviuusbiiieswihinuse
52

nueAheBdhisvnmesepesencuiv-

ionodieenviuesThenginbiliieswihinou
se-nueeinfiniebuempiIos.Wihu
genuinecuivionwewiIlnbebeuncove
nofhem.AIIheBuddhndBdhisvnmes
enonehehn0usevesnceweundesnd

hiswewieizehhighIeveisYepesenshesesheBuddhIsechingsFexmpescupuesndpicuescnexpesshe

Dhom.Undesndingheuemening0fhese

imgeswihepusginheuebeneisfhe
Buddholsechings.

Buddhismisneigionwhisin0hen
phiosph2nphiosphheeisbhosublec
ndnobec.nMhnoBuddhismheeisn

difeencebeweensublecndobec;he0e

neThismeningisvep0unclnclclifficu
undesondFoexmplegemseSidllUil-

izingg0ldmuensisuensisoegld

Aehegodondheuensilhesmehingdieen?FmheippencesheI0okikewcliffeenhings.Hwevemheicompsiinwe

eIizehoheoehesme.

Weneeclopf0undinuiivecompehensino
uundesndheeliofIieondheunivese.

AlofhelhoonSusYoexplinhiScon53

cep0nduh.WewiIIshehesmeviewpoins
wihheBuddhwhenweulundesondnd

cIelec0gnizehisuh.dinYpepIeikewe
edeIudedInwhowY?8ecuseweseeeveY

hinginppsiinohehenoknwinghin
eliYeveYhingisculnendnow0.

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CHAPTERTW

THEGAlFTHEBUDDHAiSTEACHlNG

FomheinnnsicnueoBuddhismwep-

ceedheg0lfhe8uddhlsechings.his

goIisbekhughdelusinndchieveenIighenmen.TheBuddhp0ined0uuswhwe

eIeodingIivesfsuffenngndwhYhesixelms
eincnionexis.Iissbecusehewisdm

ndviuousbiiiesinuonginInuehoveYe
beuncoveedThusIouviewpinsndwYs

inecingwihIiendheuniveseeincoITec.
Theeone0uscscmmieddueheseinc

ecviewpoinsndwshveesuIedinhesue
ingoeincnionwihinhesixems.
Theg00heBuddhlseochingsisheIp

ndguideusbekh0ughudeusionbe
wkenednd0escpehissueingndbiP
hppiness.WhdweseekinBuddhism?Weseek

AnnuSmk-Smb0dhihePefecC0mpIee
Enighenmen.heBuddhechesndhopesh
IIuswiIIinhisuIimeenIighenmenin
hewodswilbecmeBuddh

ThePefecC0mpIeeEnIighenmencnbeex
pIinedsheeleves:AhsBodhisvsnd

Buddhs.heisisPpeEnighenmenIIn0u
55

wldheeesomeveVineIigenndwisepeo-

pesuchsscienissphi0SPhesndeIigi0us
eces.hehoveechedhigheeoIizinhn
mospepehoveHweveohoughhem0
hoveeochedoceinIeveIoe0lizionheBud

dhowudnoecognizeheiknwedgeshe

popeenighenmenbecousehehvensev
eedheiicins.ThesiIdwelnheighsnd

wngsohesngeedngeign0nce0nd

gnce.Thesilhbwondeingdiscnminohughsndchmens.Inhewdshei
minds0enpue.Wihouhepuemindn0mo

ehowhighheleveleoizoinneechesiis
sinhepopeenlighenmen.

nBucldhismhes0nd0d0ppeenIighenmenishepuemindmwhichwisdmises.Iis
hewishoIBuddhosh0weooinhispopeen-

ighenmen.ThisisheeveIdegeeoonAho

ndissimiendingunivesien0nundegoduedegee.heeeAh0Bdhisov
0ndBuddhoeiessimidegeesenIigh
enmeninedinBuddhism.hosewhochieve

popeenighenmenec0IIedAhs.Ahosd

noh0veilus0misIedinghughSondviewpins.ThednodweI0nheighsondwngs
ohes0nhoughsfgeed0ngeignnceo
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gnce.

FomhiswecncmpehendinuiiveIhe
difeencebeweenBuddhismndwIdleduc

ion.FmheBuddhweenheueechings

ndppeenighenmen.nwihhisppeen-

Iighenmenconweescopelsufeingsobin
uehppinessAshumnbeingsweundeghe

sueingsfbihIclogasicknessndclehWe
donooinwhweseekoepeclwihu

lvednesndfindousevesinhepesence
hsewhomweesenoevenh0e.Weesu

undedbhesesueingswihnoppoenw

0beingueenofeIening8uclclhismwi
webe0bleoechgenuineibein.
TheEoweAconmenSuexpinsusllA

senienbeingspossesshesmewisdmndviu

uscpbiiiessheBuddhbuhesecluiies
euninbIedueowondeinghughsnd

chmens.Thiscleexpinsheocuseo

upobemsPcicingBuddhismis0ccdwih
heechingshe8uddhoiclusowndeing
discimininghughsndchmens.Thuswe

uncoveupuemindinungivingiseouewisdomwhichisppeenighenmen.Theee
BuddhsndBdhisvoswudnecgnizehe

Ineigenndwodwisdomosickshepue
57

mindhepopeenlighenmen.Uponining
ppeenIighenmenwehvehebiIiYon
scendheendIessccIesobihnddehnoo

meninhebiliYsoveeveYdpbIems.
WhehekingobuheBuddhlseducion
wdeducioniisessenioIundesndhe

cncepdeIvingdeepIin0onemehodinode

oinchievemen.ThisisespeciIYs0inBud

dhism.newhuwishesleonefeciveI
needslIwnIoneechendpcice0nl
onephensuesmhoune.WhenolIow

ingwecheswihwodifeenphswee

bundbecmeconusedswhichpho
ke.EvenwoseIlwingheee0chescches

usoTsee.Wihfuechesweecugh
csssee.T0doIsoungpepleIikeIen

obufiIoing0desuThepoblemies
wihbeingcugh0hosecossseesconfuseds
owhichwookeTsucceedndin

chievemeninpcicingBuddhismweneedo
flowus0neechendconcenoenus0ne
mehd.

Wh0ishischievemen?Tuechievemenis

oiningpuemindUp0nchievingsmede
geepuemindwewilhoveeweIicinsond

husninceoseinuewisdomenbIingusosoIve
58

pobIemsinhiswdndbendWihuhisue
wisdomheeisnwYulsvep0bIems.
Theeoeuewisdmisesseniinledinghpp

0nduIiIIingie.nbodescIeiconheIpus

soIvesocielspbems.
TodYheeemnYineIigenpiici0nswh
hughheweeveVsm0buhveendedup
bingingheicunieshebinkdissesweII

spuingheiciizenshughmuchmiseY.Wh0is
hees0nhis?TheseIedesh0venoseveed

heilicionsdisciminingndwncleing
hughsnd0chmens.CnsecluenIheiis
c0nsideinisheiwnbeneiheisefchmen.

TheBuddhughusoinuewisdomb
isbekingee0uownviewpins.Wihuhis

wisdomwecoudmisinepehemeningswihin
heMoh0nosu0s.Iwe0e0blepomhe

selishmindhenuebeneiswiIdeinieIbee
ceivedWihpopeenIighenmennYwhenwe
hveneg0seIchmenwiwebebIe

difeenieuemlseppemdevied
ighmwngondbeneici0Ifomh0mul.Wih-

ubeokinghughuownviewp0inswewiIIno
hvehesebiliies.Fmhisweundesndheeis

snddhepopeenlighenmen.
5g

neeveIbveheppeenIighenmenishe
EquondPpeEnighenmen.Equomens

equIheBuddhbunoehvingbec0me
8uddhohisIeveishighehnhfnAh.The
euondppeenlighenmenequiesus0bek
h0ughneclegeeignonceo0in0nedegeeoDhomboclAhispoinhewweview
heeoiYIiendheuniveseisveVcIseho
oheBuddhosnewhchievesheeqund

p0peenighenmenwoudbecledB0dhisV

Thel0weAdnmenSugexplinsheoneIeveIs8odhisovs0fwhichh0vehese

levelsenighenmen.Aebekinghughhe

veYsdegeefignoncepeecingwisd0m
ndenighenmentnechieveshelPefeck
CmpeeEnghenmenIIhisBuddhhod
heefoeBuddhBdhisvondAhec0m

mnilesnoospeciicnme00speciicpesn
heoeilessimilohseoDceMse0

Gduedegees.FoexmpeinhenmeGun
inBdhisvGunYinepesensgecmps
sionndkindnessTheiefBdhisvissimiI

MosesDegee.Pesenlpeopehvemiscn-

cepinsbuBucldhsnd8dhisovshinking
hesenmesespeciicbeings.Thedonunde60

sondhheseieseenbeingwhps
sesseshsechceisics.BuddhBdhisv

whenoddednmeissimpIeeingspecil.
FmheininsicnueoBuddhismweelize

h0upupsepciceisoseekwisdm.ln

ZenhisgiscIIedMInpusuicliomind
seein0onelsself-nue.llInohewdslCmpee

EnighenmenllInhePuendSchoIhisis
clledneMindUndisubedllThePueLnd

Scho0isuniueinhn0ondweseekhve
neMindUndisubedbuosseekbihinhe

WesenPueLnd.Thisisunikeoheschoswhich

eI0nneis0wnsenghocuivioninseeking
soeoneg.ThePueondmehclhsw
goshoconbe0chievedinneieime.
newhoisvemiIiwihheIninieLifeSu
nclundesodisechingswoudbefeeo
doubThefulieohissuevelshegso
upcice: heBuddhSDeksfheninieLie
SuoAdonmentPuivEuoivnd Enihen

menhehvnSchooI. ninieie0nd

donmenewhPueLndpciinesseek.
nefeeesohemeisndviuesnels

pefecsefnue.Adnmeneespeec
compleewisd0mwihgeesenduilment
6l

PueuoiYndenlighenmenehemehods

heheew0sopociceUpniningnYone
IIheeeinedheschooIso8ud-

dhismnnesup0ssheseheew0sp0cice.

TheZenSchouseshewkeningph
echhegeoenighenmen0nd0inhecloiY
seeinnelsuenue.Buddhissch0Ishe

hnZensesshepciceundes0nding
ppeviewpinsuniIe0chinggeocmpee
undes0ndingThePue0ndSchIonhehe

hndcncenesnhepuemind.Apes0nwih

puiYfmindwinuoIIbenndiscimin0ingnd
wkenedAnwokenedpesnwiInullhve
puendnndiscimin0ingmindTheouech

senm0YbedieenbuechhesmegooI.In

Zenpociceiisexpessed0sb0iningcInV
mindndseeinginonelsuen0ue.Il
Difeensch0Ismousedieennmesbu
heesusheeveIhesoemindehe

sme.TheefecnicizenoheschIswoud
besl0ndeb0hheBuddhoondheDhomAI

hesemehdsweepsseddwnus0mBud
dh0Shk0muni.Chsingnpohwillen0beuS

oinchievemen.Hwcnwesohne
mehdisbeehnnohe?Fomlhesedie-

enmehdsweIusneedknwhwcho0se

6Z

henemehdhismssuibeusndu
leve|.

FisiheIevelhemehodwechsewee

bendusmkingidificuopcicewewuId
nsucceedesilwihhmeh0dSec0ndi
needsbesuibIendcnvenienumnne

oliving.Thidineedsbecompoibewihmd
ensciebecusewecnnosepoeuselves

mscieohehumnbeings.Theeewe
needocnsidehesecswhenchsingou
mehodculivoin

Howevenmewhichmehdnepc

icesiisessenioobeidse-viewpinnd
chmeninde0binhebeneismpc
iceelseikesomnhoveexpeiencedhe

geeospuin0hepcicewihvebeenin
vinSmepclineshveelhevene
es0fpcicehehvechievedviuolInhingevenhepinofeeinghoheweebee
obe0ehepcicedIseemedsihemoe
hepcicedhewoseheeI.AIhiscmes
mhvingchosenomehdhwsunsuibe

0hem.ThisissimiIoch0singnunsuibe
mi0inschoo.Whenwechoosemohisn0
suiecuundoinnclbiiwehvenex-

emecliicuimeingosucceedChosing
63

henghm0lmkessudingmuche0sieswe
wihoveomuchbeechncesuccess.The

smehinggesopcicingBuddhism.wed
nknwuwncp0ciwec0nesuseIves.

LikemYseIexompeAeedingmn
Mohonosu0sIh0ughmseincpbefn

chievemen.Iwnedvemuchosevem
w0ndeingdiscimin0inghughs0ndoch
mensbuwosunbe0FinlchsehePue
Lndmehdinochievemen.Idesnoe

cluienebec0mpeeiclobuhesuppesshesehind0nces.Asngsweebe
suppessoficinswecnsibeboninhe

WesenPuendc0Vingove0uexisingkom
ThismehdsuismeveYwendhusishowl

chsei.PeviuslhcliedZenheTeoching
SchooIsheEseicSch0lndhepciceofo0winghepecepsbuculdn0echochieve
menwihhem.ThusIcmebckohePueLnd

mehdndwhehe0eddeIveddeepinohe
BuddholomeChoningehodwhiecnceno

ingse0nIecuingnhePueondsus.These
emexpeiencesomdecdespocice.

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SYIBLlSMANDTHEARTs

Aeweundesndcleheg0IheBucl

dhlsechingswewilIviewhesusdieenI.
hesesusenehewdlslgesieY
cIecions.IbeIievehwhenconsicleinghe
ngeofoIcdeminnehemsupssBud
dhism.0binhebeneisomhisvscIIec-

ioniisnecessousknwndundesndhe

essenceiscnenwhichisheueeliool
Dhomqheueei0iendheunivese.Life

efesuselves.UniveseeesoheIivingenvinmenhsuundsus.IwouIdbeincoeco

eoBudclhismsnbscndobscueeoning
hhodnohingodowih0udiives.Eve

w0clinhesucoseeesoudoilIiving
Fuhemeiisdeiniensupesiin.
Hwondwheedowes3Fcnvenience

hepefeci0ninhemehdsheBuddhls

echinguseshighevefce0ivi.8uddhismf
whousncesg0hdIedkennis
icph.FexmpleIhe8uddh0Isnmesnd

scuIpuesepesenuviuuSnueinnequiiesfwisdmviuusbiiiesondisic0Iens.

AheBdhisovlsnmesndmsepesen
65

ouculivinoviue.TheYinsucushwppl

hee0chingsinudiIives0binguuviu-

0uSnueswemeceiveBuddhismlsbenefis.

InChineseM0hnBuddhismouge0
BdhiS0vsepesenoudefp0cicend
evechievemen.TheisisEhSoe80dhis

vWheheweehinkingwdeochings
hedhm0Buddhism;nhingcnbe0ccm-

pishedwihuheeh0pceexisence.
heexisencehumnsc0nnbesepooedm

ugee0hsweeupnisuiv0l
WhehefoodchingivingwkingoeI
onhepducinohendhusheininiees
ueshhegeehencmpsseseseem-

ingendleSsususe.Thew0dIlehlIihe
nmeEohSeBdhisovepesenshemind
ndhewdsoellmensesue.

TheBuddholsechingsguideus0fisshe
pcicemumindsuuenueencom-

pssesheininiewisdmondviuousbiiiesh
enodifeen0mhoseBuddhs8dhi-

svs.Hwevediseemssiweh0veIs
uinnoewisdomndviuusbiliies.TheBuddho

lclushooIlhesequiiesenulIosusn

euncveed.lnhepesenmmenweendess
immeseusevesinwndeingdiscimining
66

houghsndchmenswhichhveesuIedin
hisempoVssobiliies.Hweveinsidehe
uemindnwndeinghughSexis.Imindhos

wndennghoughshenhmindissene.

WeiginIYpssessedhisuemindspcicing
Buddhismissimpecvenngi.Theefe0uis
ginpciceisuncove0ndIkheesueinumindInhewdsheBuddhls

echingsdnseekmheusidebuhe
heseekfmwihinusel-nue.
EhSeBodhisvepesensfililpieY;
husheEhSoeSuisbouili0IpieYbsic

cncepheveYnewuddweosm.
Thekindnesshupoenshvesh0wnbgiving

usIiendnuuingusisbenddescipion.Tbe
fiindkecefup0ensisnullub

sicesp0nsibiIiY.Nond0weneedokece
oheim0eioIneedsbuofheispinuIlifeswe.
Moeoveweneednuueheispiinsus
ndf0ushisishehdesI.Penswishhei
chiIdenhvesuccessulceesbeh0veweI

ndbeespecedbcuITennduuegene
ions.InhewdswewouddoweIIcin

mnnewhichwimkehemp0udous.Thee
eheuIimendpefecchievemen0ffii

pieYisbecomeBuddh.Webeginupcice
67

fomheendexpond0uiioIpiendespeco
incIudeIIsenienbeings.
ThesecondBdhisvGunYinepesens

hecuIivoingecmpssionndkindness.

WhishemeningmkingfeingsGunYin
Bdhisv0?IisemindushwewuIddwe

eIIpepewihgecmpossionndkindnessuseunc0ndiin0lvendceohep

senienbeings.

ThehidBodhisvMnusiepesenswis
dmndoin0Ieemindingushowhenwep0cicendineocwihohesweneeduIfiIuili

dueuponwisdmnclinen0n
emoion.TheuhBdhis0vqheGeS0mn

bhdUnivesIWhepesenscVingu
hecuivinuhuIppIingiiIpiecmpSsinkindnessnd0i0noeinoudiIivesWhen

wepefecchievehew0oUnivesoIWhY
Bodhisvwebecme8uddh.8uddhism

echesushwIiveinhomonwihheueeoI

iolieondheunivese.InhewdswewuId

ivepefecndwndeulivessimiI0hse
Buddh0s0nd8dhisvosThisisheueulime

ndpeec0honeching
T0pciceBuddhismwesb:

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lI

Beingfiliondespecuwdpens
echesndeIdes

2} Hvinghegecmpssionoemind
3) Nuuinguhinkingndwisdomnd
4} B0deningumind

Ahughinsequencehelsconbepcicedsimune0uslsechencmpssesheh

es.Fexompebeingiipensincudes

cmpssionndkindnessesningndwisdom.
Wisdomincludesbeingiicmpssion0end
kind

ncewehvegeneIundesndingBud
dhismhwd0weppioudiliving?Fiswe
needknwwhechBuddhndBodhisv0

epesens.fwednhenBucdhismwudbe
educedsupesiinndwewudn0eceiveis
uebenefis.AlBuddhissusconinheseuIi-

ieschceisicsndhew0spcice;hee-

foeleoningnnesuwiIIbeenugh.We
needknwhwoundesndndppIhe
echingseecive.

UsuolinhecenefheminhIemple
heeesuesone8uddhndw8dhi-

sovswhichepesenusefnuendiginI
eniY.ThewBodhisvsepesenouviuous
69

0biiieswihinouse-nue;0neisundesnding

ndheoheispcice.IheBuddhinhemiddeis8uddhoShokmunihenhewfiguesn

eihesidefhimwibeMnIusnndUniveslW-

hBodhisvosepeseningwisd0mndoppic
inespecivel.Thusundes0ndingndpcice
ecmbinedinne.IheholIhshehee

sgesWesenPuendwihBuddhAmibh0
inhemiddeepeseningsel-nuehenhew

iguesneihesidehimwiIbeGunYinond
GeSenghBodhis0vos.Theespeciveepesencmpossinndwisdmcmpeesmb

izingheininiewisdmndviu0uscp0biliies.
Theeewegoinseeho8uddhismiseching
Theeepundechingswihinhenmes
he8uddhsnd8dhiSvsexmpehe

nmeBuddhShok0munieIsushepnncipes0
he8ucldhlseducin.!ShkIlmenshumniY
ndkindnessMunillmenspuiofmindhe

e0chingshesewcluoiiese0dvcoedbe
cusepepIeinouwclckcmpssi0nnd
kindnessndeenseishMe0vellsenien

beingsl0ckpuiYmindconsondweIingin
wndeinghughsgeedngeignncend

Tgonce.AnBdhisv0whbecmes0BuddhinhiswdwilbenmedSh0kmuniech
70

usheemedY0upblems.nceheepesenoinsfBuddh0ndBdhisvsuesoeun

desodinuiiveusbokingohemwewill

peeclYcmpehendheg0IheBuddho!s
e0chings.

Whenweeneheish0IIowpIcehe

HIIHevenGudinswewiseehesue

MieoBodhisovsuTundedbhefuHev
enlGu0dionsinhemidclIefhehI.Mie
BdhisovknwninhewessheHopp8ud

dhqhosohugeSmileepeseningYfulnessHis

gesmochepesensenmusleoncencl
bod-mindednesseochingus0ineocwihoh-

esndmoeswihIbenndiscimin0ing
ndoen.IexhimeouHe0venIGu0dinsDhomPecswheochushwopecuseIves.

TheEsenDhmoPoecsmblizesuIil

ingoudu0ndesponsibiliechingushe-

gdIessposii0nweneeduliIIuduies.Heis
h0dingueinhishndhesingsoheinsumensh0uIdnobeo0igh0esehewibek;
nshuldhebeoose0hewinplYwel.

WhenpopelodusedndbIoncedheinsu-

menwillplobe0uifuIcelsmbizinghowe
needokehemiddlephwheninecingwih
7l

mesPeopIend0bIecs.WhenechousulfiIls

0uespnsibiliiesndbig0inshowcudhe
ni0nnopospe?

TheSuhenDhmPecsmbizesimpovemennddidvoncemen.N0nd

mesneedbekenceppopi0e;

coninuusimpovemenlsneedsbesughIn
hisighhndheSuhenDhomPechds

heswdwisdmndinhisIeh0ndingsYmboizinghepefecinwisdmsh0wingush
weneedusewisdminseekingimpovement
TheswdsmboizeshwweneedseveIic-

insbeehe0eucn0I.

ThehidnduhHevenIGudinsehe
WesenndheNhenDhmPecsepe

seningcompehensivevisinndIiseningespec
iveI.Bhechusbseendisenme

ceuIIsweIls0ednume0usbksnd

ovel0mnplcesf0c0mpehensivelening
Thee0chusdweIIinuobdophe
g0dquIiiesswelsodiseg0dhesh0c0m
ingsohes

TheWesenDhmPoecoepesens

sighedobseionndh0Idsdgonosnke
hedgonsnkesmbIizescns0nchnge.In
hisohehndhehodsbedsmboizingpinci
7Z

ples.Pe0plemesndbecsins0cieYundeg
chngescnsn.WeneedbseeveY

ceulndhughlhveimgspnhe

pincipleswihinindebeblecnIhis
dgon0snke.lTheNhenDhmPeco
hdsnumbeopevenusfmbeingcnominedThisemindsushwihincmpexscie

weneeclknwhowopoecubdndmincl

mplIuinndcupin.FmheseexmpIes
wecnseehheisicospecsheBuddhls
educineulbeuiuUnunoelmn

pepleegdheseDhmpecssgds
bewoshippedwhichisolwng

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THEFIVEGU|DE<lI\lESFPRACTICE

memeeCndiins

AeesblishingPuendLeningCenesin
seveIcuniesweseiveguidelinesPueLnd

pciinesIow.heseiveguideIinesweeexcedomheivePueLndsusbeoppied
indilYiving.TheisguideineisheTheeCndiinsexcedfomheVisuIizinSuwhich

pvidesveimpnoundionfocuivin
TheBuddhsedinhesu0hheseThee

Condiinseheppecuses0fwhichhe

8uddhsomhepspesennduuepcice

heipuekmInohewdsIIhepeopIewh
becmeBuddhspefecedheseshei0und

i0n;huswecnndisegdhem.
TheFisCondiincncenshego0df0une
hevenlYbeingsndhumns.8eoewecnbec0meoBuddhB0dhisvweneed0fis

becomeg0odpeson.Thecienohise:

I) 8eingiIiowodpens
2) BeingespecuI0wdseIdesndeches
3) 8eingcompssionendnkilIingnYIiv
75

ingbeing0nd

4PcicingheTenGdCnducs.
Wihhisissepwebegin0pcice8ud
dhism.TheSecndCondii0ninc|udes:

)))
567

TkingheheeRefuges

Abidingbl0wscusmsndpecepsnd

Conducingneseinppenddigniied
monne

ThemoinpincipIe0upociceiswokening

ppehughsondviewpinsndpui.Abe

ginningsepinIeoning8uddhismis0TokeReugein
heTipeeweIs.Afewegeneoeheheoo

TokeReugeinheTipeewelsbocceping
leoningndpcicing8uddhismweeueso
Dh0mM0seopssnhepinciplegoInd
diecinpcicingBuddhism.TheTipIeewels
eheBuddhheDhm0ondheSongh.In

ppeonceheepicuesoscuIpues
8uddhsBuddhissusondmnksndnunse

specive.Anohewooundes0ndinghemis
hheeheueTipeewelswihinouue
mind

TheBuddho0ughuskeeugeinheTiple
76

ewelsuseInue.eunndelupnhe
Budclhisoenhewokeninginousef-nue
Whishisowokening?CuenweedeIuded
ndnw0kenedHwdidwebecmedeuded?

DeIusinisdueoudisciminingmindnd-

ochmenswepmhisdisciminingmincl
ndochmenscnwesiseebecscleo?
Wec0nnsowedonseehembuifwesee

hemvecewihudisciminoinghughs
nd0chmenshenweew0kenedWhen

heeishesighesdisciminiono0chmen
neisdeluded

ThesomeoppIiesuchinghem
wee0king0;iisdeusin.Inii0IIbiecscl
nhovenmesbu0egivenhembpepIe.he
nmeslikehebIecene.Apmhe
nmesndoppenceswhweseeisheue
fm.Weedeudedbuhesemshei

phsicfe0uesndhein0mes.Cnsecluenl
whenwenduseves0hesedeIusionswewiIn
beoochedThisishwwecninouseIves

eunondeIup0nheBuddheweEnIighen
men.

Ifs0me0nepoinsbIendskswhoiis
wewiIln0uoIsiisbebecusehiswh

eveYbodYcsi.WeglongwihevebdIs
77

chmenbuiween0chedoiou

seveshenwewiIbewkenedTheeoehe

mindsheBuddhsndBodhisvosepuend

wihuhesIighesp0IuinheoecompeeIY
wihouhesechmensWhenwihoheswe

conglngwihhembuminoinoupuiYinside.InhiswweeunndeIup0nwken

ingAekingefugewhenwepplhisconcep
udiIIivingwheheinecingwihpeple
mesbecswewiInIngebedeIuded
umindwiIwsbepuenn-discimin0ingnd

behelp0Isenienbeings.Thisisoeunnd
eIuponwkeningoheBuddh0eweI.
TheDhm0hweeunndeIupone

esp0pehoughsndviewpoinswhichishd
cc0mplish.nlwhenweeuYenIighened

wiI0uhughsondviewpinsbecec.Bee
weechenlighenmenwecnodophepope

h0ughs0ndviewpins0BuddhoShkmunios
us.Ahehughsondviewp0inswihinhesu0secec.WeconiseIn8uddh

ShkmunibunIwhiIeshedesno
wnuseupnhimeve.Thisislikesuden

eingnechesinschIbubecminginde
pendenegdui0n.Likewisebe0eweo

ingeenIighenmenweneed0eYonBud
78

dhShokmunindBuddhAmibh0su
eoches.

WheeisheBuddh?TheBuddhiswihinhe

susoSBuddhoSh0kmunisedinhe!Dfinie

SundBuddhAmibh0eI0edushugh
heFeighGeVwsReling0nheechings
wihinhesuiseIingnheBuddhWewoud

clwelp0ciceeneswhheBucldh

ughusd0einomd0ingInhiswowe

wiIbeuendgdsuclensAppinghisconcepinudiIlivingisoeunndelupnhe
Dhomewe.

TheSnghheSngheweepesenspu-

iondhmnsinheSixPincipIesfHmn.
CnsequenIwheneveweseemnkndnun

wedn0wonodwelnwhehehispesonis
gecuivooovil0ofpeceps.Whehe

heeenoisnucncen.Seeing
mnkonunemindsusoseewheheweou

seveshveivedbheSixPinciplesoHmn
hvecuivedpuifmind.Tou0keeugeis
knowhweeconusevessincewesiI

hveIhesmebdhobis0nd0ec0mmiing
hesmeenseshvingbeendeludedf0ininie
eons

IwuIdbeheIpuIoBuddhissseupheTi7g

pIeewesinheihme.Whenwemkeoeings
heBuddhsuepicuewewibeeminded
hweneedbewkenedH0w?When0usix
sensesencuneheexenenvinmenwe

wouldndisciminechogiveise0n

hughs.Fexmplemedioinisnogivingise
0ndiscimininghoughs0chmens.Thus
onechievesohighevelfwisdomndisbIe
seellsiuinscIe.HwevedinYpepIe
ikeususeheIsemindndcnsnlgiveise

wndenngnddisciminingh0ughsndch
mensinhesesiuins.Theppe0nceeve-

hingweseeisIse.ncewehveundesd
hesepincipesndemedhwon0hvewn

dennghughsndo0chmenswecnosbe
cme8dhisvo8uddh

TkingheTheeReugesisbeginningsepin
pcicingBuddhism.F0mheewepceedn
heundion0hevd8uddhismhen0M-

h0on8uddhismoheThidCondiionwhichis
cmpised0:

8GeneingheBodhimind

9DeepYbeIievinginheLowCusend
Efec

I0ReciingonduphIdinghYnsus
80

nd

IEncuginghesnhephEnigh
enmen.

BeoepocicingIvhon8uddhismwe
needgeneehe8dhimindBdhimens
wkeninghushe8odhimindisnowkened
mindHwwiIwebewokened?Whenweise-

izendundesndhhiswldisulSue
lngs.

UpnceuIondoi0nobseionoscie

wemYinduconclusinsighening.Looking
bckoveheshieosweseehpepe
usedbekindendmeconsidee.Wheeos

peopIenwodosoemeselishndusu0lnI

hinkfbenefiingonesefheexpense0ohes.

Thisselishnesshosceedch0icwdmking
evenhecIimoeobnm0.Theeoeheishing
ingeneingheBdhimindisoelizeh0his

wdisiIledwihsueingsndh0heWesen

PueLndisiIIedwihbiss.Tueowokeningiswhen
weseekescopehesesueingshen00in
hoppiness.

Sec0ndwkeningishespi0inbenei

ndhepoIsenienbeingshinkhesncl

noneseIf.Whoeheugenneedsfsen
8l

ienbeings?Theeisnhingmeimponhn

heBuddhlsechingsThusumospessing
needisnuuingndiningecues0cninue
pssn8uddhism.ddueudvnced
piningskiIsnumeussushovebeendisnbued

hughuhew0ndbuegeulIewpepelec-

uenhem.Sincepeoplehveheendenc
misundesndhemeningswihinhesuswe

needuliiedpeopIeIecueonndexpin
hem.Tdohebesw0benefihesisin

ecues0nd0hesmeimegininnume0be

meis.WewokowdhisgowihgeIe

nmindn0usneWPceecunY

buohewhIew0dn0necunYpspes
ndhehesoep0hepowiIenvYnde
senhep0speusedingcnicswse.

HwcudwepsshedspeceulIknwing

his?Ieveoneispspe0ushenIwillbehpp
ndpeceuI.

nceheeisg0odnumbeofIecuesheIp
hescIeundesndhepnncipesoheBud

dhlsechingshewilinungdulIheIpoh
esine0chingwkeningbeokhoughdeIusion
ndescpesufennghusoininghppiness.Thisis
hemosbeneiciIwofousopuheBodhimind
inopcice.

82

beievedeepinheLwofC0useondEec

desnsimpIeelWhg0esunclcmes
undllThepundmeningisBeingminduIf

BuddhoAmibh0ishecusendbecming8uddhoisheconsequence.II

FhePueLndpociineeciingondup

hdingMohYon0Suscnbeoccmplishedb
eciingheInfinieLieSuDevingdeepIin
nemehdcnbechievedbconcenoingn
nesuIweclnhinkhisissuicienheou

hesu0sndnecommenhePueLnd
Sch0coudosobeeciedThesesixeme

hnenough.Simplolwhem0keoond

l0uish.Finweencouogeohesonheph
enighenmen.TheisheepsheThidCon
diinbeneihesel.The0sneechesuso

dedicoehebenefiswehveeceivedoIhes;

hephemoundesndp0cicendsucceed

inheicuIivionBuddhism.Whenining
chievemeninheBucldhlsechingswesuc
ceedinoiningininiewisdm.
heSixHomnes

TheTheeCndii0nsehefisTheFive

GuideIinesheundinoPueondpocice.
83

WehveebecomeBuddhs0depfm
hiswdEvenwhenwebecmesBuddhwe

dnIevelIbehindsBuddhswnhelpII

senienbeingsinheendiecions.

Howdeswegelngwihoheshm0ni
ous?TheBuddhsesixpinciplesousow.
neheseppicbewihino8uddhis
cmmunibulsoinlgnizinsgoupS.
WhenweokeeugeinheTipleewelsheeis

s0ingTeunndeup0nheSonghhe
mswhespec0lIg0upsIIGoupmens

gheing0peope.Inous0ciehesmIes

gupopepleisomilgeneisni0n
ndhegesisheuninfmnni0ns.Acuhewh0IewodisgupwhichweIe

po.Whis8uddhiscmmunihemspecious
g0ups2ThesixuleshheBudclhse
8uddhiscmmuniies0esmehingismembes

Iowmokinghisguphemswoh0fespec
ndobeing0lemodeol.
TheisoheSixPincipes0Hmonisoshe

hesmeg0sndviewpinsinohew0ds0esblishc0mmoncnsensus.EveVnewihinhis

g0upshessimihoughsndviewpoinsp
vidingheoundi0nivinginhom0n.leveVnehsdifeenviewpinsndideshenconfics
81

woudbeunovoidbIemokinghegupdisc
don.Theeoeshinghesmeg0Isndview
p0insisveimponmkinghisheis0heSix
Pincipes.
ThesecndohePincipIesisobseehe
smepecepsnduIes.Theeebhb0dnd

nwmeningswihinhewdllPecep.IiThe
n00wmeoningincIudesuphoIdingheiveen
IYPesnpecepsmnkIsonunIspeceps

8odhisvpecepsndheBuddhlseochings.
Inob00desenselbseingpecepsIincIudes
bidingbeiueecus0msulesondIwsfhe
eniewId

Tdhughheclvoncemenechn0og
invendcmmunicionusphee0civiis
nIimieducunbuexpndshecun-

iesoswe.Whehesighseeingonbusinessvis
iinghesiisessenilbseeheccusms

ndIwsiveinhm0nhusbeingweIcmed
ndespecedbohes.Thispnncipleispcic

ondbingshes;heeeuphodingBud
dhispecepslsincludes0lI0winghecus0ms

ndwshecunY.Agovenmenswecme
wobiclingciizenss0up0m0eondbe

benefcf8uddhismisuphodhepeceps.
WihhissobsepeopecuIdhenhmonious
85

IivewihougumensondsheheioYopcic

ing0gehe.WhenIivingogehendshoing
commncnsensusgupwuIdnuYn

hvencnflics.Tpcicewihhesmegoo
ndochieveimpovemendiIw0udensue

hhecmmuniYwouIdexpenenceondinne
pe0ce.

TheIosheSixPincipesisshoebenefis

hmnius8eneiseeudiInecessiies.
AS0nghdesnomeelepesencmmuniY
monksndnuns.Ahomehemicnspc

iceBuddhismndccodwihheSixPinciples
H0mnmkeupsnghEvenwihinc0mponeveVneomheempeohew0kes

cnpociceBuddhismmkeup0sngh0.
TheeesnghohosoveVbodmening.Wihin
Snghwesnveoshebenefis.Feh0me

pepleimeonshvinghesmemnneIiving
fmhebb0newihn0m0espnsibiIiies
wihinhecmmuniYeveYnesheshesme
monnelivingwihnspeciIeomen

WewuddowelolivebheSixPincipIesf
HmnenhowobeegeIngwihh
es.Whenwihoheg0niz0insguPse
godIessowhehenoheIwheSixPinci
pIesHm0nYweousevesneedooccdwih
86

hespiiofhesePnncipesu0Iowhe8ud
dhlsechings.
Buddhs0ndBdhisvse0ubese

mdeswhiIeweebegdlemdelsoheswh0en0BuddhissThisishespiiofBud
dhismusingouwnbehviinluencend

benefiheshuspming8uddhismWedn

echhesinhefmlsensebusimplehem
bseeus.Thusudilcnducndpcice
cnunbusivendimpecepibhepinfu
encendchngehesike8uddhsBdhi

svsmniesinginhisw0doechsenien
beings.

meheeLemngs

ThehidguideineisheTheeenings:disci
pIinecnceninndwisdom.TheTheeLen

ingssummizelheechings0mBuddh

ShkmunindheBudchsinhepspesen
nduue.heGeCnnoSusisdividedin

heesecins:su0svinpecepsndsss

ocmmenies.SusincIudehee0chingsf
medioinvin0incudesheechingsfdisci

pinepecepss0sincudesheechings
wisdm.TheseTheeLeningsdisciplinecncen
87

oinondmediinepesenheceofhe

Buddholsechings.

Thee0chingspecepspl0cemsemphosis
nuleseguoins0ndws.Theehhsou

seoson0ch0nges:spingsummeuumnndwin

e.Weneedulesndws0successuineoc

wihpependmeshusenobIinghemembes

scieYenowondeuInduliIIingIifeA
wldbsenIwondodeiswld0ch0os.

Alh0ughwem0pssessgdunendweIh

wemsibeunhoppivinginendinsecuiY.
Wh3WehvediscdedIwnclde.Thepecepshughexpinhepinciplesmehodsnd

heevefmindweneedbingobuIowond
deTheTheeLeningscleoIexploinhiscon

cep.WepociceheBuddh0lseochingsinode
inheuim0epeecwisdm.ncewe
uncovehisinnewisdmwewiIknwheueeol-

iofiendheuniveseincIudinghwoesoe
uiginobiiies.

TheBuddhdushIIsenienbeingspos
sess0Buddh0Iswisdm0ndviuusbiliiesWhie

hekn0wIedgeohep0spesennduueispo

uiginlbiliheeununoeIcoveed
ndhiddenboudeIusion.Deusi0noccuswhen

hemindhe0isnsilwhienenIighenedone
88

emoinsun0eced.Whenusixsensesencune

heenvionmen0umindheom0vesgivingise
wondeinghughs.

The8uddhughnumeousws0pocice
sweconeminunffecedinosiuinsn

givingise0nwondeingclisciminingh0ughs
ochmenshusecoveinguigincopbiIiies.Thisseominciscleepconcenin.Cui-

voioniscITecingueoneushoughsspeech
ndbehvio.Whehesnddsohese3

Theediscipineondc0ncenion.Discipineis
heexenoIsnddondpecepbse0inishe
inenosondod;cncenionishesndd

hepuemindTheexenlsnddisveYimponbumuchmeimponisheinensn-

ddbecuseihepsus00chieveugIinhe
pciceInwisd0m.
Wihdiscipineweinhec0ncenoinh

givesisewisdm.Thisuimepefecwisdomis
cIedllAnuoo-Som0kSmbodhi.Hwdwe

isinppeelizionheneundppe
eIizoinndinlpefeccmpeeeizi0n?

Theseevesfinmendependnhesengh
cncenoinheexenhepuimindAs
Buddhissheg0upciceisPefecCm

pleeEnIighenmen.Iwedep0muesde
89

ndpuiY0mindweoen0pcicingBuddhism.
NmewhichmehodwepcicewheheBud

dh0NomeChoningpecepbseionmn
eciionZenmedioin;iwedon0lIowhe

guidelineswecnn0inhepuemind.AI
wudbeuswindowdessingWihnedegee
puemindweooin0nedegee0wisd0mWih
wdegeesfpuemindweoinwodegeeso

wisdomec.TheeoepcicingoccdingInd

mininingndpecinghepuemindwhich
givesiseuewisdomisexcepionIimpoIn.
meSixPoomisPnces
TheuhguideIineisheSixPinciplesoPmi-

shehepimlivingpnnciplesoBdhisvS.E0chpnncipeencmpssesuwhIew0

fiving;exmpIeheis0heSixPincipesis
llGivingllSmepeopehinkogivingssimpIdo-

n0ingmne.AcuIIhiSisonIneoheinfinie
kindsgivingFmheppencegivingissocn

icingoneseIgiveo0hes.Hweveomisin
insicnuegivingisIeinggo.

WecnpcicegivingoouweohophYsico

sengh.Foexomple0homem0kekeepshuse

diIpovidingcmobleenvinmenfohe
g0

fmiI.Wihupopeundesondinghish0me

mkemYeehesediIcheseepeiive;
howoshingcIhesondcokingmeIsebonng
IhowevehehmemkecIeundesndsh

hesheisculivingheBdhisvWbYpc-

icingheSixPnncipeshenheshewibeiled
wihloY.Chngingnelspecepinodinghe
smecheswihgivingnn0chingheis

pcicinghepnncipIeogivingIonId0esone
seehewhemiIbkeepinghehuseneo
bunesseessoIem0defoeives

ndneighbos.InhiswonusnebuolIbeings
benei.neishusomillem0deIIlf0mi
ies.Whehemnging0sebusinessbeing
Iem0deI0hesispcicingheB0dhisvo

Woinguidingsenienbeings.Thepinciplefgiv

ingcnbeexp0ndedheininieuniveseond
bend.Wihhisexensivebdmindednessneis
Mh0nB0dhiSv

Givingiscmpisedheecegies:weIh
e0chingnde0essness.Thegivingwe0hin
cludesinenondexenlweIh.InenIweoh

invIves0IIumen0ndphsiclobsh
beneihes.ExenIwe0Ihishegivingol
hehingse.g.monefodecGiningweh

isheesuogivingweIh.Thegiving0feochingis
gl

hewillingness0insuc0heswhienselfishI
hIdingbcknknwedge.isdoubesin

educingwiingsudens.AsoesulwegoinineI
ligencendwisdm.Thegivingeessnessin-

cucesshingwheIseSndpviding
eeingsecui.Asoesuweginheohnd
longIife.Mospepewishwehineigence

wisdmhelh0ndIngie.Whenheeisgod
c0usegdewdwiIlwWedneceive

ewdwihouispningheg0dcuse.B

pcicinglheekinclsogivingwepefec
inheseew0ds

bseingcoeuwewiseehoheee

n0monwhohoveIhewiSh0.Smeweh

empoesd0n0p0ssessgeinelIigenceowis
d0mbuhveineligenndwiseempIeeswkingundehemwingheiinsucins.Thesein
eigenndwiseemp0eeshvecuivedwisdminheipsivesbudidncuivegodoF
une.nhehehndheseempIescuivoed
gcl0unebudidncuIivewisdm.Cuse
ndeecmbecmplexbunohddisin-

guishThususingBuddhispinciplesbseescieenbIesus0knwhwcnducusevesin
hefuue

Ine0iuewisdomismeimponhn
g2

godune.Wehisg0dounebuhwwe

usendlIcewelheuies0highIeveIowis-

dm.WihuwisdompssessingwehmYleod
usceeininiebdkommb0ddeeds

hinkingweed0inggodWihouwisdomwe
eunbedisinguishueomIsepopeom

devioednghmwngbeneicioImhm-

ul.enweeign0nhvingcnduceduseveSinneIT0ne0usmnne.

AIlhesepincipeseexpoinedveYcIeoIin
ioFnIsFuLessns.Wihingdndbdhee

exissuendfIsehnduIlghndwng
omisppencewhmppeobeue
goddeedduechngesinisnuesmeime
Iecnunuohvebeenbd0ne.nhe

ohehondwhminiiolppeobe0bd

deedcnunu0hovebeeng0done.
Theeeweneedinsighundesndheu-

comeogclondbddeedsondnoudge
hembheiiniioppenceWeneedhigh
leveofwisdmoundesndceeplncbe
sighedenough0disinguishcecheuh.
ThesecondpincipeisMPecepbseoionl

whichshsboodme0ning.Weolwhe
Buddhlse0chingsccodswihhecusomsf
sciendbidebheuIes0ndIwsocung3

Y.InbohhespiiheIowsweIIsheIee
IuIesndIowsneedobeoIowed.

ThehidpnncipIeisMPienceIiPiencein-

cludesIongempiencewheheineocingwih
pepemoes0blecs.AsheBuddhex
plinedinheDiomondSugIIdhmisoined
mpoiencendendunceT0succeedineihe

wdlospinuIdhmwemushvepoience.
Wihuiwecnnoo0inchievemen.Hoving
hispienceenduewhhescnnwe

chievewh00hesconno.nIYhenwiIweccmpishgedeeds.

TheuhpnncipIeislDiIigence.lIDiIigenceis
seekingcusedimpovemend0iYnYingo
dvnceinmndifeendiecions.Advncing

wihdiligence0ceinIevelweincncen
0in.ThiScnceniondesn0simpIYmeoncul-

ivingwhiIesiinginusposiincingowII.I
ishve0imh0Idumindndnobeinu

encedbYexenIcndiions.This0ccodswihhe
DimndSuqemoinunmvedbndun

chedonphenmenn.Noochingn

phenmennisnbeenicedbemp0ins
fmexenoinIuences.Wechievecncenoi0n

whenweeunmvedb0Iphenmensuchs
heodv0ncemenscienificechngsocn9

usingedingouees.IisseeingeveYhing
cIendknowinghIlisinuiivewisdomhe
pin0wisd0m.InhiswwewiIIhenIivehppiY.

F0exmpewhenwebuenge0use
ndminininiceIicnIsIesenes.
Duingheseenesheewillbeimp0vemens

ndchngesineigemnucunngWiIwe
wnexchngeinewone?Whenheeis
n0neednewnendwecninueusei

wehvec0nceninWhenweem0vedupn
seeingnewmdeIinhesoeondwnbui

epIceheIdneidhguesswiIIugh
heelsppence;wehveneihecon-

ceninnwisdm.LivinginhiswwewuId
nbehppbecuse0uincomewuIdsip

hughuingesIusYingokeepupwihnew
pducs.BuddhismcshisMowhc0mes

mkeussufeinhisc0seempusospendoI
uhdeonedmneAnjIwisepesnwouId

beunm0vedndivehppuIiIingIiewihu
wiesicinsunIikedinpepIe.
meTenGeoVwsf

UnivelWhYBdhisvo

TheifhndsheguideIinesisheTen
95

GeoVowsoUnivesIWohBdhisvUnive
sW0hBdhisvoisunIikenheB0dhis0vo

duehisgeboodmindednesswheehiseveY
houghisheIpingIsenienbeings.Hedesn
hinkohimseIhismicunY0wdbuhe

ininieuniveseondbende0chinguepefecin.WihhisgebodmindIlhohep0cices
isgeo.
ThedeinpcicingBuddhismisbeIiefundes0ndingp0cice0ndooinmen.Fisweneedo

hveunwveingbeiewihuiweeunbe

ccephe8uddhIseochings.lisnheosY

insiIhisbelie0sidependsniniYcndI
in.lnBuddhismhesecondiinsincudegod
sgdunemensviuesondcuse.Wih

uheseiwudbeexemediiculhvehis

unwoveingbeie.Inbeievingweneedisbe
ievehwepssessheBuddhnuenclhowe
cndeinieIbecmeoBuddhSec0ndweneed
hvecnidenceinuiginecheBudclh
ShokomuniknwinghhewudnIieus.We

sneedobeievehwhhegemoses
ndPiochshvepsseddwnusisuhu.

HwevesimpIbeIievingisnenough
EuoIimponishoweseekhececond

peecundesonding.Aeundesndingwe
g6

needccmpishopociceoppI8uddhis

pincipesmeh0dsnclevelsooinmeninou

c0ilivingsheinmenisopvewihin
udiIiveshIIheechingsondundesndingsecoect

LeIhvehedsomeeIowpciines
menionhckingbessingomnEseicsew0udseemmkeusinenhes.Ine-

iehesekindsoblessingllheecive?n
Ameicmnellwpcii0nesweesenhusisicbouhisiuhhewuldevendiveen

h0usomoeiusoindMseobinocon
secin.AfehecmebckIskedhemi

hehduncoveedheiwisdomndhdewe
ffIicions.Thehnessh0kheihedsndsid
n.Isoidiconsecinischievedbspinking

fewdpsowe0nhehedhenwemighs
wegkesh0weeceivegecnseci0n

Iloundesndingheuechoceisicsnd

meningsbehindoIIheiusevelsveVsocl
phenmennIn8uclclhism.M.Nin-ChuHung
wh0wosnEsoeicmsesedveYcleinhis
cmmenVhe nfinieieSu

IThecnsec

inisbessingoc0mpssi0nndkindness;nels
hedsmblizeshecfinsiIIinginhepesnhe
g7

usondingechings0fheBuddhll

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CHAPTERFIVE

THEPURELANDSCH<

TdswepcicehePueondmehd
weknowhheIninieLifeSuqis0veYimpn

suhusissupemeDhmPssing0nheIninieLifeSundheAmibhSuohes

bingshemgecnsecin.Reciinghesu
nceiseceivecnsecin0nce0mlhe

Buddhsinheendiecions.Reciinghesu
wiceiseceivecnsecinwiceomIhe

Buddhs.Theefeweneedoundesndhe

mehdinpcicingSomhe0undin
heTheeCondiins.

Assideiehefiscndiinisbeiil

ndespeculwdpensndeches;0be

cmpssionendnkiInivingbeing;ndo
cuiveheTenGodCnducs.CuIivinbegins
mhee.lfwehinkhwecnnccmpIish

hebovehennomehwwep0ciceiisonI
supeficiI.lisimpon0usopciceenes
occmpishhesecndiions0wemYnoin

heuebeneismheBuddhlsechings
UimeweeunhePuendmehd
Wh3TeunohePueLndmehodiswhoI
8uddhsecommendwedo.nheAmibhSuq

gg

llheBuddhsInhesixdiecionspoisehePue

ncl.InheIninieieSuBuddhShkmuni
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