Dust-wiping and non-duality: The Buddhist teachings of Hui-Neng

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11/28/2008

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Table of Contents Dust-wiping and non-duality: The Buddhist teachings of Hui-Neng Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction.
  2. The Grand Master of old.
    1. The symbolic robe and bowl.
    2. The peasant Hui-Neng - thrown into a competition-of-sorts
    3. Shen-Hsiu - a seriously pedestrian view of the teachings of Buddhism.
  3. The realization of Buddhahood.
  4. A perpetual state of reflection.
  5. Hui-Neng's spontaneous response.
  6. Conclusion.

Abstract

Buddhism, for all its accolades and requirements, its notions of the sutras and of karma, for all the equanimity it offers to people of any social caste, is a relentlessly frustrating philosophy. For those who adhere to its principles as writ by human hand (versus the 'divine hands' that decreed much of the West's more dogmatic religions) promised to them is the hope of release from the cycle of Samsara and of ultimate enlightenment, pure consciousness, Nirvana. Yet, whereas the steps undertaken by, for example, a devout Christian are explained and laid before them with canon law and constructs such as the Ten Commandments, Buddhism is never explained fully, never stringently enforced. The attainment of Nirvana hangs over the heads of buddhists, and it is by the direct act of reaching for it that it hovers farther away. Buddhahood is fleeting; with Samsara and death and rebirth looming ever closer to those who follow Buddhism, it is no wonder that many lose sight of the Way.

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