A Sudden Clash of Thunder ~ 01
event type | discourse |
date & time | 11 Aug 1976 am |
location | Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona |
language | English |
audio | Available, duration 1h 22min. Quality: good. |
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video | Not available |
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online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
shorttitle | THUNDE01 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutras: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- Butei, the emperor of Ryo, sent for Fu-Daishi to explain the Diamond Sutra. On the appointed day Fu-Daishi came to the palace, mounted the platform, rapped on the table before him, then descended and, still not speaking, left.
- Butei sat motionless for some minutes, whereupon Shiko, who had seen all that had happened, went up to him and said, "May I be so bold, sir, as to ask whether you understood?"
- The emperor shook his head sadly. "What a pity," said Shiko. "Fu-Daishi has never been more eloquent."
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