Kosho, Priest Kuya, early 13th C.
What’s remarkable is this notion the Japanese have, and Zen in particular that when one speaks one can speak directly of an object. That is, a haiku isn’t some conceptual understanding, it’s an actual experience, thus when Kuya speaks he’s producing actual Buddhas (I think) and not conceptual understanding of Buddhas.
Kosho, Priest Kuya, early 13th C.
Kosho, Priest Kuya, early 13th C. What’s remarkable is this notion the Japanese have, and Zen in particular that when...