![]() ![]() “The Jewel Mirror Samadhi” is still chanted as an important part of the liturgy in modern Sôtô Zen. It is regrettable that historians of Ch’an have a tendency to treat these incidents as essentials and to ignore the true essentials altogether.” Indeed, although the five ranks stand as an important theoretical product of Dongshan’s teaching, there is much more to the practical unfolding of the teachings attributed to Dongshan. They are merely expedient means or pedagogical schemata for the guidance of the less intelligent students. One modern Chinese commentator, just before presenting an extensive discussion of the five ranks and Dongshan’s related teachings, ironically states, “This doctrine and others like it are not of central importance in the teachings of Tung-shan’s school. Most discussions of Dongshan focus on this five ranks teaching. Dongshan is perhaps best known for the teaching poem, “The Jewel Mirror Samadhi” (Ch.: Baojing Sanmei Jpn.: Hôkyô Zammai), which is also considered the first enunciation of the five ranks or degrees teaching that is the dialectical philosophy underlying much of Caodong, and indeed Chan discourse as a whole. Dongshan’s Recorded Sayings also includes various teaching verses attributed to Dongshan. Many of these stories also appear in varied forms in the classic koan collections (many published before the various Recorded Sayings anthologies). The Recorded Sayings attributed to Dongshan include many stories of encounter dialogues between Dongshan and his teachers, and then with his students. But in this article, rather than analyzing the historicity of the material attributed to Dongshan, I will consider material in his Record Sayings and in major koan collections as it has been transmitted as exemplary in Chan lore. It is generally accepted by modern scholars that the Recorded Sayings and Lamp Transmission documents attributed to Tang masters are often not historically reliable, as many of them, including Dongshan’s Record, were not recorded until well after the teacher lived. As founder of one of the five houses, Dongshan has a major impact in the classic Chan/ Zen literature attributed to the legendary Tang dynasty masters. Maybe if they put some really weird perks, not your regular bonuses / maluses it might have spiced things up.Article for the book, Zen Masters, edited by Steven Heine and Dale Wright (Oxford University Press, 2010)ĭongshan Liangjie (807-869, Jpn.: Tôzan Ryôkai), one of the most prominent teachers of Tang dynasty Chan, is considered the founder of the Caodong lineage, one of the Chan “five houses.” After it was transmitted to Japan by Eihei Dôgen (1200-1253), this lineage was known as Sôtô Zen, and it is now a significant factor in the transporting of Buddhism to the West. My main point though was that the game forces you to play a certain way to succeed and as a beat'em up it can't really cover that up with something unique and fun, especially if you reached Lv. You might occasionally unlock a new boss / strong enemy but that's about it. But there is still so little new content after you reach Lv. Streets of Rage is still a beat'em up no matter how you look at it. However, there is a huge gap in the amount of content available to keep it fresh in all of these instances. ![]() Mostly the mainstream ones like the Binding of Issac Rebirth and the original as well, Streets of Rogue and Rogue Legacy. Also have you never played any kind of RNG roguelike or anything? RNG is going to RNG and that's part of the attraction. Originally posted by Impurethinker:Nope, pretty damn fun. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |