Buddha's teachings
What are Buddha's teachings summed up in a nutshell?
Even if I read it in a hasunoha or book, it doesn't come up very well, or it's hard to understand, or even if I put it together myself, it's confusing, so I asked the question.
6 Zen Responses
・Self-lighting
・Dōmei
These are the two points.
“Self-illuminated”
Just believe in yourself and move forward like a rhino horn.
“The Light of the Law”
Live by relying on the Buddha's teachings.
Gassho
I want at least 3 lines...
You think of yourself as yourself, don't you? that's wrong. What is an auspicious (engi) connection.
Everyone is connected, so it's smart to value others who are connected to you.
If it becomes self-indulgent, I'll just strangle myself, so be careful.
appending
I'll answer with the newly established one
The Four Holy Sisters
Inquirer
This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.
If I had to say it in a nutshell, would it be the “Four Holy Sages”...
Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho
I'm with a lot of monks
Thank you for your question. Like many monks, there are “Shishimichi,” “Jidaimyo,” and “Dharma,” but my denomination is “the club.” Gassho
Let everything that lives be happy
This is a passage from the Sutanipata. It's a simple word. It might seem like an understandable word. But I think it's an important word.
As a reference
◎ “Buddha's Words - Sutanipata (Iwanami Bunko)” Nakamura Gen
◎ “Sutanipata [Shakyamuni's Words] All Modern Language Translations (Kodansha Academic Bunko)” Aramaki Noritoshi, Honjo Yoshifumi, Enomio Fumio
◎ “One Hundred Stories of Buddhism (Chikuma Bunko)” Masutani Fumio
Rather than teaching, it may be a goal/direction. Based on these words, I think we should understand the Three Dharma Signs, Jitoumyō, Shikumei, Hachimichi, Four Struggles, Eight Struggles, and Six Haramitsu.
All Evil: The Promised Magistrate
There is a famous question and answer between Torin Dorin (Cho Dorin) and the poet Bai Ju-yi (Hakurakuten) about what is important about Buddha's teachings.
Dorin Tori was asked by Bai Juyi, “What is the most important thing in the teachings of the Buddha?”
I answered, “Don't do bad things, do good things.”
When Bai Juyi said back, “If that were the case, I could say I'm a three-year-old kid,”
Dorin Tori returned, “Even a three-year-old child may be able to say it, but even an eighty year old man can't do it.”
And this is the story.
I think the most important thing the Buddha taught is not to do bad things, to do good things, and to put this into practice.