Finding Your Buddha Smile - Part 5: Te-shan Carries His Bundle

About this episode

The episode explores Te-shan's journey of self-discovery and awakening beyond his scholarly pursuits.

Recorded February 7, 2025. Te-shan, a noted scholar of the Diamond Sutra, set out to wipe out those nasty “Zen devils” in the South. But, falling into Master Lung-t’an’s Dragon Pond, he found his Face before his parents were born and out at last beyond the pages of his beloved notes and commentaries on the diamonds Sutra, he awoke to the real diamond. Filled with joy, he burned his precious writings and set off, confident as ever, into a bright and shining new world. But is it really so simpl...

People in this episode

Host: Roshi Rafe Martin

Topics covered

• Zen Buddhism
• spiritual awakening
• self-discovery
• scholarship
• joy
• transformation

Keywords

• Te-shan
• Master Lung-t’an
• Diamond Sutra
• Zen
• awakening
• spirituality
• self-discovery
• joy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Diamond Sutra

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