Tag Archives: Bodhidharma
Haiku as the Present Moment
The Buddhist Patriarch Bodhidharma traveled from India to China to establish Buddhism there. Over the centuries, Buddhism spread from China, including to Japan where Zen ultimately developed as a spartan version. Some scholars say that haiku is a further refinement … Continue reading
Posted in haiku, Poetry, Zen
Tagged Basho, Bodhidharma, ego, James Hackett, Paul Russell Miller, Robert Spiess
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“Fruit ripened is awakening completed/The flower opens and worlds arise”
The quotation above is a translation of the last two lines of the gatha of Dharma transmission by Punyamitra, the 26th Indian Buddhist Patriarch, given to his successor Punyatara, the 27th Patriarch, in a succession of patriarchs following the death … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Chan, Zen
Tagged Bodhidharma, Dharma, gatha, Records of the Transmission of the Lamp, Shakyamuni
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The Pavellas Perspective 