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:The sutra | |||
::When Teng Yin Feng was about to die he said to the people around him: I have seen monks die sitting and lying, but have any died standing? | |||
::'Yes, some,' they replied. | |||
::'How about upside-down?' asked Teng. | |||
::'No, never such a thing,' they said. So Teng died standing on his head and his clothes also rose up, close to his body. | |||
::It was decided to carry him to the burning ground, but he still stood there without moving. People from far and near gazed with astonishment at the scene. | |||
::His younger sister, a nun, happened to be there. She grumbled at him: When you were alive, you took no notice of laws and customs; and even now you're dead, you're making a nuisance of yourself. | |||
::She then prodded her brother with her finger, and he fell down with a bang. Then they went off to the crematorium. | |||
:([[Glossary#source_of_quotes_in_the_synopsis|source:''CD-ROM'']]) | |||
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prevevent = Returning to the Source ~ 09 | | prevevent = Returning to the Source ~ 09 | | ||
nextevent = The Hidden Harmony ~ 01 | | nextevent = The Hidden Harmony ~ 01 | |
Revision as of 06:11, 30 April 2019
event type | discourse |
date & time | 20 Dec 1974 am |
location | Chuang Tzu Auditorium, Poona |
language | English |
audio | Available, duration 1h 27min. Quality: good. |
online audio | |
video | Not available |
online video | |
see also |
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online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
shorttitle | SOURCE10 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutra: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- When Teng Yin Feng was about to die he said to the people around him: I have seen monks die sitting and lying, but have any died standing?
- 'Yes, some,' they replied.
- 'How about upside-down?' asked Teng.
- 'No, never such a thing,' they said. So Teng died standing on his head and his clothes also rose up, close to his body.
- It was decided to carry him to the burning ground, but he still stood there without moving. People from far and near gazed with astonishment at the scene.
- His younger sister, a nun, happened to be there. She grumbled at him: When you were alive, you took no notice of laws and customs; and even now you're dead, you're making a nuisance of yourself.
- She then prodded her brother with her finger, and he fell down with a bang. Then they went off to the crematorium.
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