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syn = Reader of the sutras/questions: [[Sw Ananda Teertha]]. | | syn = Reader of the sutras/questions: [[Sw Ananda Teertha]]. | ||
:The sutra | |||
::The pupils of the Tendai school used to study meditation before Zen entered Japan. Four of them, who were intimate friends, promised one another to observe seven days of silence. | |||
::On the first day all were silent, but when the night came and the oil lamps were growing dim, one of the pupils could not help exclaiming to a servant: "Fix those lamps." | |||
::The second pupil was surprised to hear the first one talk. "We are not supposed to say a word," he remarked. | |||
::"You two are stupid. Why did you talk?" asked the third. | |||
::"I am the only one who has not talked -- thank God!" concluded the fourth. | |||
:([[Glossary#source_of_quotes_in_the_synopsis|source:''CD-ROM'']]) | |||
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prevevent = For Madmen Only ~ 12 | | prevevent = For Madmen Only ~ 12 | | ||
nextevent = For Madmen Only ~ 13 | | nextevent = For Madmen Only ~ 13 | |
Revision as of 04:56, 11 March 2019
event type | discourse |
date & time | 13 Apr 1977 am |
location | Buddha Hall, Poona |
language | English |
audio | Available, duration 1h 40min. Quality: good. |
online audio | |
video | Not available |
online video | |
see also |
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online text | find the PDF of this discourse |
shorttitle | PRINCI03 |
- notes
- synopsis
- Reader of the sutras/questions: Sw Ananda Teertha.
- The sutra
- The pupils of the Tendai school used to study meditation before Zen entered Japan. Four of them, who were intimate friends, promised one another to observe seven days of silence.
- On the first day all were silent, but when the night came and the oil lamps were growing dim, one of the pupils could not help exclaiming to a servant: "Fix those lamps."
- The second pupil was surprised to hear the first one talk. "We are not supposed to say a word," he remarked.
- "You two are stupid. Why did you talk?" asked the third.
- "I am the only one who has not talked -- thank God!" concluded the fourth.
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