This is a beautiful story from Dhammapada about the Buddha spoke this verss, with reference to Khànu Kondanna. This Venerable, it appears, obtained a meditation topic from the Buddha, and while residing in the forest attained arahatship. Desiring to inform the Buddha … Continued
On one occasion Hyakujo said, ”If we are attached to a viewpoint that we are naturally the Buddhas and that we are in Zen Buddhism because we are originally pure and enlightened, we are among non-Buddhists who deny causality.” At … Continued
Kitano Gempo, abbot of Eihei temple, was ninety-two years old when he passed away in the year 1933. He endeavored his whole life not to be attached to anything. As a wandering mendicant when he was twenty he happened to … Continued
This is a story about the Buddha’s one of the main disciple Sariputta. Sariputta once went to his uncle and said, “Brahmin, do you ever do a single good deed?” I do, Venerable.” uncle said “What do you do?” Sariputta said “Month after … Continued
Tambadanhika served the king as an executioner of thieves for fifty-five years. In old age he could no longer cut off a man’s head with a single blow. On the day he was retired from office, he gave orders that sweet milk-porridge … Continued
