Hakuin — Zen–Mirror
— kensho — Sutra on Perfect Enlightenment— Dharma
— Zen Practice —
Zen teaching — Platform Sutra
Zen Teachings, Zazen and Koans
On Zen Teachings
Because the Zen tradition emphasizes direct communication over scriptural study, the Zen teacher has traditionally played a central role. Generally speaking, a Zen teacher is a person ordained in any tradition of Zen to teach the Dharma, guide students in meditation, and perform rituals. An important concept for all Zen sects is the notion of dharma transmission: the claim of a line of authority that goes back to Śākyamuni Buddha via the teachings of each successive master to each successive student. This concept relates to the ideas expressed in a description of Zen attributed to Bodhidharma:
A special transmission outside the scriptures; (教外別傳)
No dependence upon words and letters; (不立文字)
Direct pointing to the human mind; (直指人心)
Seeing into one's own nature and attaining Buddhahood. (見性成佛)
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* Mushi Kokushi = Mushi Soseki, 1275 - 1351, japanese zen master, poem writer, garden designer
* Source: http://www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/jotenkaku/person/muso_soseki.jpg
