Rujing
Tiāntóng Rújìng Eihei Dōgen | |
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Tiāntóng Rújìng (天童如淨; Japanese: Tendō Nyojō) (1163-1228) was a
(寂円 Jìyuán).His teacher was Xuedou Zhijian[1] (雪竇智鑑, 1105–1192), who was the sixteenth-generation dharma descendant of Huineng.
According to Keizan, when Ruijing became a leader, he didn't put himself above the other monks. He wore the black surplice and robe of a monk. He was given a purple vestment of honor by the emperor of China, but he declined it. Even after reaching enlightenment, he was willing to clean the bathroom.[3]
He is traditionally the originator of the terms shikantaza[4] and shinjin-datsuraku ("casting off of body and mind").
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0861711635.
- ISBN 978-1-57731-559-9.
- ISBN 0-86547-433-8.
- ^ "Caodong Family Tree". caodongzazen.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
External links
- (in Chinese) 略述天童如净禅师的生平与禅学思想 a summary of some sources about Rujing
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