Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so where is the dust?

It means there is no bodhi tree, not a bright stage. It's all empty. Where can I get dust?

Source: Six Ancestors Huineng's Tanjing

According to the textual research of Guo Peng's Notes on the Tanjing, this article evolved from the first one of Bodhisattva, and the key lies in the third sentence, which was originally cited by the wisdom, and changed from "the Buddha's nature is always pure" to "nothing". Showing a typical subjective idealism view.

Extended data:

This poem is written by Huineng for the beautiful poem No Phase, aiming at explaining the purity of "mirror", that is, the purity of "self", which is the subjective condition for Buddhists to firmly believe that everyone can reach the ideal state.

"This is nothing" refers to the bodhi body, which is separated, dye-free and clean in all aspects, and cannot be erased after dirt is found.

"Where to Make Dust" is aimed at the unpretentious "never wipe off, don't make dust" (translation: always clean, don't let it become dusty). The Buddha's nature is pure and the color is empty, so the dust is empty. Dust, Buddhism believes that all kinds of dust are things that pollute people's temperament.

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