Choshin’s ‘Ancestors Error’

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Choshin stated, “Individuals stated that the Buddha transmitted the dharma to Mahakasyapa in secret and shared his seat with him. The folks attending the discuss ought to have spat within the Buddha’s face. As a result of they didn’t do this, their offspring are nonetheless in calamity now.”

Pupil: “What’s the error that these historical folks made?”

Grasp: “They misled their offspring into believing that the Buddha did what he hadn’t accomplished.”

Commentary:

What is efficacious can’t be both transmitted or hidden.

©Boo Ahm

All writing ©Boo Ahm. All photographs ©Simon Hathaway

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