Description of Buddha in classical Chinese

1. Explanation of the words “神” and “Buddha” in classical Chinese

神 shén

1. Spirits; gods. Supernatural beings referred to in religion and mythology.

Example: "Book of Rites? Sacrifice": "Mountains, forests, rivers, valleys and hills, clouds that turn into wind and rain, and monsters that can be seen are all called gods."

2. Refers to what happens after death. Soul.

For example: "Book of Rites and Music": "In the bright, there are rituals and music, and in the dark, there are ghosts and gods."

3. Magical; magical.

For example: "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals? Bo Zhi": "There is a divine white ape in Jingting. Anyone who is good at shooting in Jingting can't hit it."

4. Efficacious.

Example: Tang Wang Zun's poem "Xihe": "Since Ming Zai turned to witchcraft, until now there have been no ghosts."

5. Spirit; mind.

Example: "Mozi? Sutained": "One who cannot serve the king will hurt his appearance, waste his energy, and worry about his heart and mind."

6. Refers to the soul.

Example: "Xunzi's Theory of Heaven": "The spirit is born from the form."

7. Refers to a person with profound knowledge or superior skills.

Example: Jin Wangjia's "Records of Supplements? Later Han Dynasty": "The capital said that Kang became the 'spiritual spirit'."

8. Charm; charm.

Example: Jin Wang Ruoxu's poem "Self-Laughing": "A few glasses of wine are enough, but a poem with more than two rhymes will not be perfect."

9. Refers to a divine product.

Example: Tang Weixu's "Shu Jue Mo Sou": "Zhang Xucao enters the spirit, eight points enters the wonderful, and Li enters the energy."

10. It is equivalent to treatment.

Example: "Xunzi King System": "Therefore, everything covered by the sky and contained by the earth should be used to their fullest beauty, to decorate the virtuous and virtuous people, and to nourish the people and make them happy." This is called a great god.

11. Equivalent to transformation.

Example: "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals": "If the explanation and treatment are not sincere, it will not move people's hearts."

12. Expression; look.

Example: "Shu Shu Fu" written by Dou Xuan of the Tang Dynasty: "The long jade is slow and slow, and the spirit is idle."

13. Portrait.

For example: Huang Zongxi of the Qing Dynasty's "Preface to Huang Ziqi": "There are people born in Wei Xia of Cixi who have nothing to teach. Most of them are preachers in villages, and they are all dishonest."

14. Dialects. clever. For example: He is really a god, you can understand him just by looking at him.

15. Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to the physiological and mental states that govern the human body’s life activities.

Example: "Suwen? The Treatise on Decoction and Sauerkraut": "Now that the spirit has gone, the honor and guard cannot be recovered, so what?"

16. Understand "caution".

Example: "Yizhou Shu Baodian": "To do it with spirit, to invigorate it with treasure, to follow it with things, to make people aware of it and prepare it."

17. Tong " Lift".

Example: "Correction of the Baqiong Chamber's Gold and Stone, Notes on the Statue of Monk Suoran": "The past dies first, and I wish God a pure land."

18. Surname.

Buddha has four pronunciations in classical Chinese:

fó

1. The abbreviation of Buddha. The original meaning is "awakening". Buddhists use it as an honorific title for their founder, Sakyamuni.

Example: "Book of Wei? Shi Laozhi": "The so-called Buddha, whose real name is Sakyamuni, can be translated as benevolent."

2. Generally refers to what is said in Buddhist scriptures of all Buddhas.

For example: "Book of Wei? Shilao Zhi": "There are six Buddhas in front of Sakyamuni. Sakyamuni succeeded the six Buddhas and became enlightened, and he lived in this virtuous kalpa."

3. Buddhism They are called those who have perfected their practice and become enlightened.

Example: Song Louyao's "Jiang Ziqian Asked for Benefit by Testing the City of Zhongli": "My uncle laughed and said, 'Since you have become the magistrate, do you hope to become a Buddha?'"

4 . A metaphor for a compassionate person.

For example: Song Lu Zuqian's "The Lu Family School": "In the Song Dynasty, Yu Chong guarded Jiujiang, and there was no rain in autumn. The whole family ate vegetables, and prayed for the people, and it rained, and then there was autumn. The people raised their hands and raised their foreheads, shouting The rest is Buddha."

5. Buddha statue.

Example: "Southern History? Biography of Zhang Chang": "[Zhang Yan] forced the county officials to burn their arms to illuminate the Buddha."

6. Buddhism; Buddhism.

For example: "On the Bone Table of Buddha" written by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty: "Those who bow to the Buddha are one of the Dharma ears of Yi Di.

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7. Buddhist scriptures.

Example: Song Louyao's "Jiang Ziqian asked for help from Zhongli, the city of Zhongli": "My predecessors were county magistrates, so when they retired, they wore beads and chanted the Buddha's name."

fú

< p> 1. Example word "as if".

2. The example word "Foyu" means uneasiness.

3. Use "whisk". To reverse; to turn around.

For example: "Book of Rites? Qu Li 1": "Those who offer birds should have their heads as Buddhas, but those who feed birds should not be Buddhas."

4. Use "brush". Disobey, be rebellious.

Example: "Book of Rites? Xue Ji": "It is contrary to what you give, and what you ask for is Buddha."

bó

Tong "Bo" . rise.

Example: "Xunzi? Not the Twelve Sons": "Between the arcana and on the mat, there are the articles written by the sage king, and the Buddha is like the common people in the ordinary world."

bì

1. Example words "Buddha's body" and "Buddha's raccoon".

2. Pass "弼". Auxiliary.

Example: "Poetry·Zhou Song·Jingzhi": "When the Buddha is on his shoulders, he shows me his virtue." 2. "There is a guest who likes the Buddha" is a sentence from which classical Chinese article

"A Guest Who Likes the Buddha"

Original text:

Whenever a guest has a guest who likes the Buddha, whenever he discusses the truth with others, he will use his words to explain it, and he will feel happy and happy. I think I have something unique. Yu Liong said: "In the past, the people of Lu could not make wine, but the people of Zhongshan were good at brewing wine for a thousand days. The people of Lu asked for the recipe, but they could not get it. There was an official in Zhongshan who was in charge of a restaurant and used the dregs to make wine. When the Lu wine was stained, people called it "Zhongshan wine." When Lu people drank it, they all thought it was Zhongshan wine. 'This is the rest of the dregs. 'It is okay for me to praise the Buddha, but I am afraid that the laughing sons of the true Buddha will steal the dregs.' - Excerpted from Liu Ji's "Yu Li"

Annotation:

①Principle: This refers to Taoism and Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Yuan Dynasties ②Jia: control, control

③Yu Ion: Originally the title of the book written by Liu Ji, here it is borrowed from the author's self-proclaimed ④Fang: Wine Fang ⑤ official: to be an official

6 good: like 7 Xinxinran: happy look 8 bad (zao): the residue left from brewing.

9 Zhongshan: the name of an ancient city, the name of the Zhou vassal state, it was the Zhongshan State during the Warring States Period, and was destroyed by King Wuling of Zhao, in the area of ??Ding County and Tang County in present-day Hebei Province. 10 Zip (zi): dip, soak.

Translation

There was a guest who liked Buddhism. Every time he discussed the truth with others, he would always bring up Buddhism to overwhelm the other person. He was proud of himself and thought that he had a very unique insight. Yu Li said to the guest: "In the past, people from the state of Lu did not know how to make wine, and only people from the state of Zhongshan were good at making wine of a thousand days. The people of the state of Lu asked them for advice on how to make wine, but they could not get it. A man from the state of Lu came to the state of Zhongshan to work as a clerk. An official stayed in a hotel, stole the store's wine grains, returned to the State of Lu, soaked it in the wine of the State of Lu, and then said to people: "This is the wine of the State of Zhongshan." The people of Lu drank it and thought it was the wine of the State of Zhongshan. . One day, the owner of the hotel came to visit. He heard that there was wine from his country and he wanted to drink it. As soon as he took it into his mouth, he couldn't help but spit it out and said with a smile: "This is the juice made from the dregs of my wine!" ’ Now you can show off to me the Buddhist principles you have learned; I’m afraid the real Buddha will laugh at you because you just learned some dross.

Meaning:

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

"Wine dregs" is a metaphor for the dregs of Buddhism or a little bit of fur stolen from Buddhism.

This story satirizes Buddhist practitioners who are "good at theory but short on practice". 3. How to write Buddhist essays

The Buddha's light shines everywhere, like the autumn moon in the sky. Dharma Transformation is like the moistening of rain. All you want is fulfilled. I look up to Hongci and look down at the cave for one day.

Province, Pupu County, Pupu famous mountain, Pupu Temple, adhering to the teachings left by Sakyamuni Tathagata, specializing in ritual merits,

Salmon Pupu ordered to follow Pupu Province, Pupu. Pip County, Pip Township, lives under the boundary of Pip, worships Buddha, practices meditation, and plants

Pray for the birth of an heir, a man and a woman who believe in Pip, and wholeheartedly worship Sakyamuni Buddha, the leader of the Sava Sect, Amitabha in the Paradise of Ultimate Bliss< /p>

Buddha, the Medicine Master Tathagata that eliminates disasters and prolongs life, is now sitting in the dojo, Guanyin Master, with the endless three treasures of the ten directions and three times, each

under the golden lotus seat.

May the lotus eyes be soothed and the sunflower beady to look down upon. I miss you dearly, wishing you were born in a prosperous age, and respected human ethics.

Forty years have passed and there is still no son. It is always because of deep karma and weak present good deeds. As a result, heirs are lacking.

The lack of descendants cannot comfort the heart of the past and the future. If one has little wealth and wisdom, he has no reason to do things that love things and be kind to the people. This is the special message

Sincerely, please visit Kou Kou Temple. The Qiyi Hall of Buddha was built, and the altar was opened on the day of the month of Pupu. I sincerely invite the monks of Pupu to take the precepts.

The virtuous masters and monks chanted the famous holy name of the Tathagata Infinite Life day by day until it was completed on the day of Pupu. Also on the Pupu day,

a hall was set up to hold Puji Guhun Yankou. On Pupu Day, a Ruyi Dazhai Hall will be set up. He also used Pip Piao Yuan to help

build the Palace of the Heavenly King. With this merit, I pray specifically for the Buddha's mercy and blessings, and for the Dharma to nourish me deeply. The mist of sin disappears and Shoushan Mountain stands tall,

The stone lin descends and the dry Gu Lianfang appears. I also pray that you, our ancestors, will be born together in the Lotus Kingdom, and that your family members will be blessed with good fortune and longevity. Also pray for good rains

Good weather conditions, good health for the people, and good things for the people. The war will cease forever, and China and foreign countries will be in harmony. Four benevolence reports, three have equal capital. Everyone in the Dharma Realm

is born and grows wisdom in the same garden. The Three Treasures of Gongqian are kind and prove their acceptance. Please be careful. The time, the destiny, the year, the month

The month, day, and day 4. Ancient sentences about Abi hell

The saint asked the ghost king Wudu again: Where is hell? Wudu replied: Within the three seas, there is a great hell, with hundreds and thousands of them, each with its own differences.

The so-called big one has eighteen. There are five hundred times, and the bitterness is limitless.

There are thousands and hundreds of times, and there is immeasurable suffering. The Holy Girl asked the Great Ghost King again: My mother died not long ago, so I wonder what the purpose of her soul is? The ghost king asked the holy girl: "What kind of profession is the mother of the Bodhisattva practicing in this life?" The saint replied: My mother had wrong views and ridiculed the Three Jewels.

If you believe it temporarily, it will be disrespectful. Although death is short-lived, the place of life is unknown.

Wu Du asked: What is the surname of the Bodhisattva’s mother? The holy girl replied: My father and my mother are both Brahmans. My father's name is Shiloh Shanxian and my mother's name is Yue Dili. Poison-free clasped his palms together and said to the Bodhisattva: May the saint return to his original place without any sorrow or sorrow.

It has been three days since the birth of the sinful daughter of Emperor Yue. Yun Cheng's filial son made offerings to his mother to cultivate her blessings, and gave gifts to the Pagoda and Temple of King Tathagata Tathagata.

It is not just the mother of Bodhisattva who escapes from hell, but also all the sinners who are bound to experience happiness on this day, and they will all be reborn together. After the Ghost King finished speaking, he clasped his hands and retreated.

The Brahmin girl returns home as if in a dream. Having realized this, I made a great vow in front of the statue of King Tathagata in the Awakening of Flower Concentration: May I free all sinful and suffering sentient beings in the coming kalpas and set up expedients to liberate them.

The Buddha told Ma?ju?rī: The ghost king at that time was not poisonous, but the Bodhisattva of Wealth is now. The Brahmin woman is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

The Second Gathering of Avatars At that time, hundreds of thousands of billions of inconceivable, indescribable, immeasurable, and indescribable countless asamkhya worlds and all the hells, all the avatars of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, gathered together in Trayasa. Heavenly Palace. Due to the divine power of the Tathagata, in various aspects, those who have attained liberation and followed the path of karma, each have thousands of billions of nayutas, holding incense and flowers to make offerings to the Buddha.

Those who came with me and others will never turn back to Anuttarasamyaksambodhi because of the teachings of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. These people have been wandering around in life and death for a long time, suffering in the six realms, and have no rest for a while.

Due to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s vast compassion and deep vows, each of them achieved fruitful realization. When he arrives at the Tragedy, his heart will be filled with enthusiasm, and he will look up to the Tathagata without leaving his eyes for a moment.

At that time, the World-Honored One stretched out his golden arms and touched the tops of hundreds of thousands of billions of inconceivable, indescribable, immeasurable, indescribable, and immeasurable avatars of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Mahasattva in the world, and did this. Said: In the evil world of the five turbidities, I teach and educate such strong and strong sentient beings, so that their minds can be tamed, and they can give up evil and return to the right path. I also have hundreds of billions of incarnations, and I have set up conveniences widely.

It may have beneficial roots, and you will believe and accept it when you hear it; it may have good results, and it will be achieved by diligent encouragement; it may be dark and dull, and it will return after a long time; or it may have heavy karma, and it will not generate respect. In this way, all sentient beings of this generation are different and have separate bodies to save themselves.

It may appear in the body of a man, a woman, a dragon, a god or a ghost, or appear in mountains, forests, plains, rivers, ponds, springs, and wells, all of which benefit people and save them all. He may appear in the body of the Emperor of Heaven, the King of Brahma, the King of Chakravartin, the layman, the king, the body of a minister or an assistant, the body of an official or a subordinate, a bhikkhu, a bhikshuni, or an upasaka. Upasika bodies, and even sravakas, arhats, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas and other bodies can be transformed into salvation.

Not only the Buddha's body appears in front of him. You observe that I have worked hard for many kalpas to save sentient beings who are suffering from such difficulties and strong sins.

Those who are not tamed will be repaid according to their karma.

If you fall into the lower realms and suffer great suffering, you should remember that I was in the Trayastrim Heaven Palace and diligently paid my instructions.

Let all living beings in the Saha world be liberated until Maitreya is born. They will be free from all suffering forever and meet the Buddha's prophecies. At that time, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who was incarnate in all the worlds, regained the same form. With tears in his eyes, he said to the Buddha: "I have been guided by the Buddha from a long time ago, and I have gained incredible spiritual power and great wisdom."

My avatars fill hundreds of thousands of billions of Ganges sand worlds. Each world takes on hundreds of thousands of billions of bodies. Each body saves hundreds of thousands of billions of people, so that they can worship the Three Jewels and escape from life and death forever. To the joy of Nirvana. However, for the good deeds I have done in the Dharma, no matter how small a hair, a grain, a grain of dust, or even a hair, I will gradually overcome them and achieve great benefits.

I only hope that the World Honored One will not worry about beings with bad deeds in the future. This is what the Three White Buddhas said: I only hope that, World Honored One, I will not worry about beings with bad deeds in future lives.

At that time, the Buddha praised Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and said: How good! How good! I am happy to help you. If you can achieve enlightenment for a long time and make great vows, your breadth will be completed and you will realize Bodhi.

On the third day of the audience’s Karmic Destiny, Lady Maya, the mother of the Buddha, respectfully put her palms together and asked Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva: Holy One, sentient beings in Jambudvipa have made different karma and received retribution. What is the matter? Ksitigarbha replied: There are thousands of worlds, and even lands, where there may be hells or there may be no hells; there may be women or there may not be women; there may be Buddha Dharma or there may not be Buddha Dharma. Even the Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas are like this. It is not only the sins of hell. Report first class. Madam Maya said again to the Bodhisattva: I am willing to hear about the evil destinies experienced by the retribution of sins in Jambudvipa.

Ksitigarbha replied: Holy Mother, I only wish to listen and accept, I will speak roughly. The mother of Buddha said in plain words: May the saint speak.

At that time Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s White Holy Mother said: South Jambudvipa, the sin registration number is like this. If there are living beings who are unfilial to their parents, or even kill them, they will fall into the endless hell, where they will have no chance of escape for thousands of billions of kalpas.

If any sentient being sheds the blood of the Buddha, slanders the Three Jewels, or disrespects the sutras, he will also fall into the endless hell for thousands of billions of kalpas, with no hope of escape. If there are sentient beings who infringe upon the permanent residence, pollute the monks and nuns, or indulge in sexual desires within the garland, or kill or injure them, such people will fall into the endless hell for thousands of billions of kalpas, with no time to escape.

If there are sentient beings who pretend to be ascetics, have a non-ascetic mind, use useless means, wear white clothes, violate the precepts, and do all kinds of evil, such people will fall into the endless hell for thousands of billions of kalpas, and there will be no hope of escape. . If there are sentient beings who steal permanent property such as grain, food, food, and clothing, and even refuse to take a single thing from them, they will fall into the endless hell for thousands of billions of kalpas, with no hope of escape.

Ksitigarbha said: Holy Mother, if there are any sentient beings who commit such sins, they will fall into the five hells without even a single thought. Madam Maya asked Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva again: Why is it called the endless hell? Ksitigarbha said: Holy Mother, there are hells within the iron-enclosed mountain. There are eighteen hells in the great hell, and there are five hundred in them, and they have different names. There are thousands of hells in them, and they have different names.

The prison city of Uninterrupted Prison has a circumference of more than 80,000 miles. Its city is made of pure iron and is 10,000 miles high. The fire gathers on the city and there are few gaps. In its prison city, all prisons are connected and have different names.

There is only one prison, called Wujian. Its circumference is eighteen thousand miles, and the prison wall is a thousand miles high. It is surrounded by iron, and the upper fire penetrates the lower part, and the lower fire penetrates the upper part. Iron snakes and iron dogs spit fire and gallop on the prison wall, running east and west.

There are beds in prison, thousands of miles away. When a person suffers, he will find his body lying all over the bed.

Thousands of people suffer, and each of them is found on the bed. Such is the reward felt by all karma.

And all the sinners are suffering. Thousands of yakshas and other evil spirits, their mouths and teeth are like swords, their eyes are like lightning, and their hands are like copper claws, dragging down sinners.

There is also a Yaksha who holds a large iron halberd and strikes the body, either in the mouth and nose, or in the abdomen and back. Throw it over or put it on the bed, and there will be an iron eagle eating the sinner's eyes.

There is also an iron snake strangling the sinner's neck. Within the joints of the limbs, long nails were driven out, the tongues were pulled out to plow, the intestines were extracted and chopped, and the copper was sealed. 5. A modern translation of the ancient text "A Guest Who Loves the Buddha"

Whenever a guest has a guest who loves the Buddha, he will talk about the truth with others and talk about it, and he will happily think that he has something unique.

Yu Liong said: "In the past, Lu people were good at making wine, but people from Zhongshan were good at brewing wine for a thousand days. The Lu people asked for their recipe, but they couldn't get it. There were people who were officials in Zhongshan. The owner of the restaurant took the dregs and returned them with Lu wine stains. He said to people: "This is Zhongshan wine." When the master came, he heard some wine. He drank it, spat it out and said with a smile, "This is the bad liquid I gave you." "It's bad." Notes ① Zao (zao): the residue left over from brewing.

②jia: to override, to surpass. ③ Zhongshan: the name of an ancient city, the name of a Zhou vassal state. It was the Zhongshan State during the Warring States Period and was destroyed by King Wuling of Zhao. It is located in the area of ??Dingxian and Tangxian in present-day Hebei Province. ④ Zip (zi): dip, soak.

Translation There was a person among the guests who liked Buddhism. Whenever he discussed the truth with people, he would always use his set of Buddhist sermons to dominate others. Xinxinran thought he had a unique experience. Yu Li said to him: "In the past, the people of the State of Lu did not know how to make wine. Only the people of Zhongshan were good at brewing good wine for a thousand days. The people of the State of Lu looked for ways to make wine but failed.

There was an official in the State of Zhongshan. They stole the dregs from the winery and took them home. They soaked the dregs with Lu wine and boasted to others, "This is Zhongshan's good wine." The Lu people drank it and thought it was really good. The wine from Zhongshan came.

One day, the owner of the Zhongshan winery came and heard that the wine was available. He asked for it, took a sip, spit it out and said with a smile, "This is soaked in my lees." "Now, you may be able to show off the Buddhist principles in front of me, but I'm afraid the real Buddha will laugh at you for stealing his wine lees." The comment cannot be false, nor can it be true.

Putting falsehood as truth and inferiority as excellence can deceive people for a while, but it can never deceive people for a lifetime. One day, the truth will come to light and the truth will be revealed. . 6. [Request Translation] Ancient Chinese Buddhist Classics

This is a Zen koan. It is not written in ancient Chinese, but in the vernacular of the time. The ancients also spoke in vernacular, but there are still some differences from today.

Let me briefly explain based on my personal understanding:

One day, the director of the courtyard ((position) is also called the temple owner. The old name of the Zen supervisor is also called the supervisor today. In ancient times, he was called the director of the courtyard or the temple owner. Lord. The name of the director of the temple is too much to be used as the title of abbot, so it was changed to supervisor (the person who lives in the temple is the owner of the mountain). Therefore, those who do not call themselves the master of the temple should be called the elders.' - "Buddhist Dictionary" compiled by Ding Fubao) invites the master (according to the appearance of Zen Master Yunyan in the later article, this should be Zen Master Baizhang Huaihai) to go to the lobby. The monks had just gathered. Zen Master Huaihai (silent) returned to the abbot's room and closed the door for a long time.

The master of the hospital chased after him and said: The monk (referring to Zen Master Huaihai) promised a certain person (he should be the master of the hospital to call himself) to go to the lobby (to teach the Dharma), but why did he return to the abbot's room? The Zen master said: Master, there are sutra teachers who lecture on sutras (or are proficient in sutras), commentators who lecture on (or are proficient in treatises on), and lawyers who lecture on precepts (or are proficient in precepts). How can you blame me, the old monk (who doesn’t teach the Dharma)?

Zen Master Huaihai asked Zen Master Yunyan: What are you doing?

Yun Yan said: Carrying excrement (personally, I understand it as "picking excrement", which may not be correct).

Huaihai said: That [gradually/er] (this character is pronounced as "shangzian/er", pronounced here as "ni", the third tone is a modal particle, which is equivalent to "that". It is "that")? Note: "That" alludes to Buddha nature. In Zen Buddhism, there is a saying of "speak the word "Buddha" and rinse your mouth for three days. This is because we are afraid that people will be attached to language and words, so there are few Buddha statues in Zen halls, and the founders rarely say "Buddha". class words.

Yunyan said: Yes. My Buddha nature is there.

Huaihai said: Who do you come and go for? Who are you doing in this way of life and death or practicing cultivation in the end?

Yun Yan said: Give him ("him" should refer to Buddha nature) something. I don't understand this sentence very well, please forgive me.

Huaihai said: Why not ask him to act quickly (or leave quickly)?

Yunyan said: Monk, please don’t slander him. The Buddha-nature is formless and formless. It cannot be explained without words or words, so how can we talk about accompanying him on a journey together? If so, wouldn’t it be based on image?

Huaihai said: If you don’t cooperate (or be harmonious), how can you tell? This sentence is not very clear.

Yun Yan said: How do you say this?

Huaihai said: (You) still bear (him)? Are you still burdened with the Buddha nature?

When Zen Master Huaihai was sitting, a monk asked: Wuwudi (1. Towering appearance, does not fit. 2. Still appearance. 3. Drowsy appearance. 4. Diligent appearance. The latter three may mean "Wuwu". It is not clear which one it is, and it is more abstract. What are you thinking about? The monk asked Huaihai, what are you thinking about?

Huaihai said: Think about it without thinking about it. Think "without thinking".

The monk also said: How to think about things that are "not considered"?

Huaihai said: It’s not about thinking. "Not thinking" does not mean "not thinking". "Not thinking" still has some thinking involved. "Non-thinking" refers to issues that no longer involve thinking. Personally I think so.

The monk asked: What will happen to me as a student (or as a Buddhist student) when I plan to return to my hometown? "Hometown" is not the real hometown, but refers to the nature of the Dharma Realm. That is to say, what does it look like when I see my true face (seeing my true nature)?

Huaihai said: ...(omitted) There is nothing unusual about seeing the true face, don’t look at it. Personal understanding.

The monk said: If that is the case, I will not return to my original appearance (return to my nature).

Huaihai said: You need (or should) go back. If you return home, sit down and realize your nature and become a Buddha, I will show you a way to save food. (I don’t understand, how to save food? Haha.)

The monk said: Please (speak).

Huaihai said: ...I have started to practice Zen. I don’t know what it means. It may be that it allows you to see your true colors when you don’t understand and suddenly become suspicious.

The monk asked (Huaihai): What is Nirvana?

Huaihai said: What was your name when you didn’t speak? Point it out! Don't talk about talking, just open your mouth and you will be far away from the Buddha. The real wonderful teachings of the Buddha have nothing to do with language. What do you want me to say? After all, it is still a matter on the side of Buddha nature, not a true view of nature.

Zen Master Huaihai saw Zunbu Na (a Zen master? I am not sure) washing the Buddha (image), so he asked: You can wash this (Buddha image), and (you) also wash the other one. (My own Buddha nature)? The Buddha image has a tangible form, and we can grasp it. The Buddha, the true nature of all living beings, is formless and formless, so how can we capture it?

The above are all my own personal opinions. If there are any omissions or deficiencies, please correct me, supplement and revise them. This is polite.

Suggestion: If you want to learn Buddhism, you should also prepare the "Buddhist Dictionary" or "Buddhist Dictionary" or "Fo Guang Dictionary". Electronic versions are also available online. It is best to prepare the "Old Chinese Dictionary", which will be of certain help. Zen koans are mostly recorded in ancient vernacular and spoken, so they cannot be strictly based on classical Chinese grammar.