Session Teisho

By Tarrant, John, Roshi

Book Id: WPLBN0000704574
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 19.64 KB.
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Session Teisho
Author:	Tarrant, John, Roshi
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Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Buddhism, Buddhism and literature
Collections:	BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information and Education Network
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Excerpt: The koan tradition began in China as an organic response to the problems of trying to understand reality. What happened was people would meditate and go about their business during the day and then in the evening sometimes the teacher would give a talk or take questions, or students would question each other or they would read. Questions would arise and answers would be given. Some answers seemed more interesting than others and gradually these became known as public cases just like common law cases would help resolve doubts about, in this case, inner conflicts. One of the very first ones for this to happen with was the koan Mu'.