When Bankei held his seclusion-weeks of meditation, pupils from many parts of Japan came to attend. During one of these gatherings a pupil was caught stealing. The matter was reported to Bankei with the request that the culprit be expelled. … Continued
This is really a beautiful story about Buddha between dialogues with King Prasenjita on the creating a relevant & right question within. A great king, Prasenjita, had come to see Gautam Buddha. And while they were conversing, just in the middle an … Continued
This is an inspiring & enlighten Zen story about the living Buddha. Zen masters give personal guidance in a secluded room. No one enters while teacher and pupil are together. Mokurai, the Zen master of Kennin temple in Kyoto, … Continued
Buddha left his home Kapilavastu and went to another kingdom, just to get rid of the relatives and the family, because they would bother him there and they would go on coming, trying to persuade him to come back. So he left … Continued
