Unless they see their nature, how can people call themselves buddhas? They're liars who deceive others into entering the realm of devils. Unless they… - Bodhidharma
" "Unless they see their nature, how can people call themselves buddhas? They're liars who deceive others into entering the realm of devils. Unless they see their nature, their preaching of the Twelve-fold Canon is nothing but the preaching of devils. Their allegiance is to Mara, not to the Buddha. Unable to distinguish white from black, how can they escape birth and death?
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About Bodhidharma
(菩提達磨) (5-6th centuries CE) was a semilegndary Buddhist monk and traditional founder of Chán Buddhism in China.
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Alternative Names:
Damo
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Daruma
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To find a buddha, you have to see your nature. Whoever sees his nature is a buddha. If you don't see your nature, invoking buddhas, reciting sutras, making offerings, and keeping precepts are all useless. Invoking buddha's results in good karma, reciting sutras results in a good memory; keeping precepts results in a good rebirth, and making offerings results in future blessings–but no buddha.
The Emperor Wu of Liang asked the great teacher Bodhidharma,
“What is the ultimate meaning of the holy truths?”
Bodhidharma said, “Empty, nothing holy.”
The emperor said, “Who is answering me?” Bodhidharma said, “Don’t know.”
The emperor didn’t understand.
Bodhidharma subsequently crossed the Yangtse River into the kingdom of Wei.
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