How to treat the epiphany of Zen?

Epiphany means smelling Buddhism and realizing it.

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Buddhist teachings in Wu Dun. The steps and methods of Buddhism enlightenment to become a Buddha. As opposed to gradual enlightenment, it means that once you master the truth of Buddhism, you can become a Buddha with an epiphany. Epiphany theory has long been recorded in Buddhist classics. The first volume of Mahayana Rite Six Paramitas has the language of "Nirvana". The "mother product of Buddha" in the Bodhisattva Karma Sutra is also called "Listening to Buddhism and Dharma Collection, so there is no gradual realization of Buddha, only an epiphany of Buddha." Different schools of Buddhism in China have different theories on the steps and methods of becoming a Buddha. An Shigao's Hinayana Zen focuses on the spiritual cultivation of the concept of counting interest and behavior, and holds that achieving the status of Arahant grosvenor requires lifelong practice and accumulating merits, and is later regarded as a school that advocates gradual enlightenment; Mahayana Prajna, which was spread by Zhi Zhi and Zhi Qian, focused on the interpretation of righteousness and directly explored the reality itself, and was later regarded as a school close to epiphany. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhi Daolin, Dao An, Hui Yuan and Seng Zhao compared the steps and methods of becoming a Buddha with the so-called "ten residences" practiced by Bodhisattva. They thought that before "seven residences", they gradually enlightened themselves, and by "seven residences", they had a firm understanding of "the law of lifelessness" (truth and truth) and had proved "the law of lifelessness". This kind of epiphany also recognizes that "one living" to "seven living" is a gradual process, and it is a gradual epiphany, which is called "small epiphany". The theory of epiphany has a long history, but it is the Daosheng in the Eastern Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties who really founded the theory of epiphany. In his view, "seven residences" is impossible to achieve enlightenment. Only after "ten residences" can we read "The Heart of King Kong Daoism". Finally, we can have the powerful and keen ability like King Kong, and completely get rid of all puzzles ("ignorance") and achieve enlightenment (real enlightenment), that is, enlightenment becomes Buddha. According to legend, Daosheng wrote "Realizing Buddha's Righteousness", which has been lost. In Huida's Book of Zhaolun, there is a Taoist saying: "The husband said that his surprise is inseparable from his understanding, and his understanding is excellent. It is an epiphany to understand the truth indiscriminately and explain it rationally. " Buddhism is an inseparable whole, so its realization cannot be realized by stages, and it can only be realized through epiphany. He also advocates that all living beings have Buddha nature, and when they see it, they become Buddha. There is no need to practice every time. This theory of enlightenment was a shocking theory in Buddhism at that time and had a strong response. First, Guan Hui wrote Epiphany, which advocated gradual enlightenment and opposed Daosheng Epiphany. Later, Tancheng failed to write "On Enlightenment" to explain the truth of gradual enlightenment, nor did he agree with the epiphany of Daosheng. Xie Lingyun, a celebrity in the Southern Dynasties, supported and developed Daosheng's theory of epiphany. He is the author of Debate with Taoist, and has many doubts about the theory of epiphany, such as Fa Xu, Wei Dao, Hui () and so on.

, Fa Gang, Wang Tiyuan, etc. It is believed that gradual enlightenment is only a convenient way to guide fools, and only epiphany can get the true meaning of Buddhism. Another Hui Rui wrote On Metaphor and Doubt, and agreed with Daosheng's epiphany theory. Daosheng's theory of epiphany was greatly influenced by the spread of Daoyou, Fayuan and others. Until the Southern Qi Dynasty, Liu Qiu, a recluse in Jingzhou, wrote the Preface to Infinite Righteousness, which advocated the view that "it must be in the air" and also advocated enlightenment to become a Buddha. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Wen and Emperor Xiaowu also highly praised Daosheng, and invited epiphany theorists to preach epiphany in Beijing. With the development of Buddhism in China, we have a new understanding of epiphany and gradual enlightenment. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the debate between epiphany and gradual enlightenment was particularly fierce. Zen advocates epiphany, while most other schools advocate gradual cultivation. There is also a saying in Zen that Southampton spread to the north. The northern school focuses on gradual cultivation, while the southern school Huineng advocates epiphany. Huineng believes that there is not much difference between "ordinary man" and "Buddha", but the key lies in "mystery" and "enlightenment" From mystery to enlightenment, it is only between "one thought". The so-called "in a flash, all delusions are extinguished. Knowing your own nature, you will come to the Buddha's land when you realize it. " Later, this epiphany theory also developed into the so-called "stick drinking" and "machine front", which broke the other party's obsession of beating or drinking, and immediately reached the realm of complete enlightenment. The epiphany theory of "putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot", which influenced Zen, has a great influence in Buddhism. But also had a great influence on China's philosophical thought, especially on Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasties. The theory of "one-time epiphany" put forward by Zhu, a master of Neo-Confucianism, was born out of the epiphany theory of Zen. Lu Jiuyuan's epistemology of directly "inventing the original mind" to achieve "knowledge" also stems from the epiphany theory of Zen "pointing directly at people's hearts and regarding nature as Buddha".