Turning the Wheel of Wonder

  Populist Manifesto  By Gregory Wonderwheel and _________________   Contents: PREFACE I.                    INTRODUCTION II.                 T...

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  DHARMA GATE OF ESSENTIAL EXPEDIENT MEANS FOR ENTERING THE WAY AND PACIFYING MIND 入道安心要方便法門 By Fourth Ancestor Zen Master Daoxin (580-651) Translated from the Chines...

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FOURTH: SAMADHI AND PRAJNA              The master instructed the assembly saying, "Virtuous companions. In this Dharma door of ours samadhi and prajna are considered to be the root...

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On facing the monstrous through the fear, The sun burns away all dross. The profound shadowless blackness, The blindingly brilliant diamond sphere, Give way to the marvelous beholding of ...

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  In Zen you will sometimes hear of the distinction between a “Dharma Talk” and a “Teisho,” using the Japanese pronunciation of 提唱 (Ch. tichang).  While the two definitely have a ...

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  There's a great piece of writing by Zen Master Hakuin titled "Reply to an Aged Nun of the Hokke Sect." In it, Hakuin reveals his fundamental ecumenical view as a Zen Buddhist when speaking t...

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Here are some of my translation bits from the Lankavatara Sutra.  The title is a contraction of Lanka-avatara. Lanka is the place name, meaning the legendary island realm that is now the earthly...

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This is the fourth installment of seven of my new translation of the Treatise. Brackets indicate material inserted by me as the English translator to aid the reader.  GW <><><> TREATISE ON T...

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 This is the third installment of seven with my new translation of the Treatise. Brackets indicate material inserted by me as the English translator to aid the reader.  GW <><><> TREATISE O...

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   This is the second installment of seven with my new translation of the Treatise. Brackets indicate material inserted by me as the English translator to aid the reader.  GW <><><> TREA...

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 This is the table of contents for my new translation of the Treatise.  The sections in brackets are supplied by me using the wording within that section. GW. <><><>   TREATISE ON THE GR...

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 This is the first installment of seven with my new translation of the Treatise. Brackets indicate material inserted by me as the English translator to aid the reader.  GW <><><> TREATISE O...

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From my translations at "Buddha Verse ".    SONG OF THE STRAW THATCHED HUT -- 艸庵歌 Caoan Ge (J. Soanka) By Shitou Xiqian (J. Sekito Kisen) (b.700 - d.790)   I tied up the straw th...

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  Arousing Faith in Mind: A new translation of the “Treatise on the Great Vehicle’s Arousing of Faith” (Mahayana Sraddhotpada Shastra)   A study group led by Gregory Wonderwheel ...

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  Self-consciousness depends on and arises from the bifurcation function of consciousness. Without an "other" we can't have a "self" awareness. In Buddhism, this function is called the Seventh...

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 PART THREE: ENTRANCE TO THE WAY OF THE ONE VEHICLE: The Entrustment Section.                 At that time, the World Honored One entered the Jeta Grove to report to Senior...

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  PART THREE: ENTRANCE TO THE WAY OF THE ONE VEHICLE:  With Sec.10: Articulating the One Truth, Sec. 11: Articulating the One Refuge That Is Always Abiding in Hidden Ease, Sec. 12: Articulati...

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PART THREE: ENTRANCE TO THE WAY OF THE ONE VEHICLE:  With Sec. 6: Articulating the Endless Noble Truths; Sec. 7: Articulating the Inner-Tathagata; Sec. 8: Articulating the Dharma-body; and Sec...

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  PART THREE: ENTRANCE TO THE WAY OF THE ONE VEHICLE, SEC. 5: ARTICULATING THE ENTRANCE TO THE ONE VEHICLE (SECOND HALF).             “World Honored One, because they are shr...

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  PART THREE: ENTRANCE TO THE WAY OF THE ONE VEHICLE  SECTION FIVE: ARTICULATING THE ENTRANCE TO THE ONE VEHICLE.              The Buddha told Srimala, “You may now further ...

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Copyright © 2021 Alan Gregory Wonderwheel - Use approved by permission only. Just ask.   PART TWO: CERTAINTY OF THE CLEAR MEANING SECTION FOUR: ARTICULATING THE INCONCEIVABLE ACCEPTANCE OF ...

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  Copyright © 2021 Alan Gregory Wonderwheel - Use approved by permission only. Just ask.   THE SUTRA OF QUEEN SRIMALA’S LION’S ROAR   WHEREIN IS ARTICULATED THE SEVERANCE OF ALL...

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  THE SUTRA OF QUEEN SRIMALA'S LION'S ROAR POST 2: INTRODUCTION, PART 2.       ONE VEHICLE SUTRAS:   Each of the One Vehicle Sutras has a focus or main line of teaching prese...

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 Copyright © 2021 Alan Gregory Wonderwheel - Use approved by permission only. Just ask. This series of posts is prelude to a series of talks as participatory Zoom meeting on my work on this t...

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