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syn = Reader of the | syn = Reader of the sutra: [[Sw Ananda Teertha]]. | ||
:The sutra | |||
::Kakua was the first Japanese to study Zen in China, and while he was there he accepted the true teaching. | |||
::When he was in China he did not travel. He lived in a remote part of a mountain and meditated constantly. | |||
::Whenever people found him and asked him to preach, he would say a few words, and then move to another part of the mountain where he could be found less easily. | |||
::When Kakua returned to Japan, the emperor heard about him and asked him to come to court to preach Zen for the edification of himself and his subjects. | |||
::Kakua stood before the emperor in silence. He then produced a flute from the folds of his robes, blew one short note, bowed politely, and disappeared. No one ever knew what became of him. | |||
:([[Glossary#source_of_quotes_in_the_synopsis|source:''CD-ROM'']]) | |||
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prevevent = Ek Omkar Satnam ~ 20 | | prevevent = Ek Omkar Satnam ~ 20 | | ||
nextevent = Returning to the Source ~ 02 | | nextevent = Returning to the Source ~ 02 | |
Revision as of 05:51, 30 April 2019
event type | discourse |
date & time | 11 Dec 1974 am |
location | Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona |
language | English |
audio | Available, duration 1h 26min. Quality: good. |
online audio | |
video | Not available |
online video | |
see also |
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online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
shorttitle | SOURCE01 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutra: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- Kakua was the first Japanese to study Zen in China, and while he was there he accepted the true teaching.
- When he was in China he did not travel. He lived in a remote part of a mountain and meditated constantly.
- Whenever people found him and asked him to preach, he would say a few words, and then move to another part of the mountain where he could be found less easily.
- When Kakua returned to Japan, the emperor heard about him and asked him to come to court to preach Zen for the edification of himself and his subjects.
- Kakua stood before the emperor in silence. He then produced a flute from the folds of his robes, blew one short note, bowed politely, and disappeared. No one ever knew what became of him.
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