词条 | Flower Sermon |
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The Flower Sermon is a story of the origin of Zen Buddhism in which Śākyamuni Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) transmits direct prajñā (wisdom) to the disciple Mahākāśyapa. In the original Chinese, the story is Niān huá wéi xiào (拈華微笑, literally "Pick up flower, subtle smile"). ContentIn the story, Śākyamuni gives a wordless sermon to his disciples (sangha) by holding up a white flower. No one in the audience understands the Flower Sermon except Mahākāśyapa, who smiles. Within Zen, the Flower Sermon communicates the ineffable nature of tathātā (suchness) and Mahākāśyapa's smile signifies the direct transmission of wisdom without words. Śākyamuni affirmed this by saying:
Jung and Kerényi demonstrate a possible commonality in intent between the Flower Sermon and the Eleusinian Mysteries:
HistoryThe story of the Flower Sermon appears to have been created by Chinese Chán Buddhists.[3] The earliest known version of the tale appeared in 1036.[3] See also
Notes1. ^{{cite book|author=Heinrich Dumoulin|title=Zen Buddhism: a history|year=2005|pages=9|isbn=0-941532-89-5}} 2. ^Jung, C. G. & Kerényi, C. (2005). Essays on a Science of Mythology: The Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis. Routledge; 2 edition. {{ISBN|0-415-26742-0}}. Routledge, p. 179. Source: [https://books.google.com/books?id=5DLNW0T1eOoC&pg=PA180&lpg=PA180&dq=%22flower+sermon%22+history&source=web&ots=kHtZQw2782&sig=P2A37hTRQ5RsouSF_Rt4AkUcHPo#PPA179,M1] (accessed: November 28, 2007) 3. ^1 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8pBmFhnrVfUC&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=mystic+flower+sermon&source=bl&ots=6o_Bak7B3Q&sig=2PiFZwSvG_Dt8bQEErSJv0Am6TU&hl=en&ei=0HuqSZL_Oozo6QPrnI20Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result|title=Mystics|last=Harmless|first=William|year=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=192|ISBN=9780198041108}} References
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