Visiting a Chinese Zen Master's First Temple | Longquan Monastery

Baizhang Huaihai (百丈懷海, Wade-Giles: Pai-chang Huai-hai) is one of the most famous ancient Chinese Chan/Zen masters and known mostly for his monastary reforms that allowed monastics to be more self-sufficient. He is commonly attributed with the saying “A day without work is a day without food” (一日不做一日不食). He was originally from Changle, Fujian and ordained at the site where Longquan Monastery (龙泉禅寺) now stands. He later moved to the neighbouring Jiangxi province, where he became the dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi.
"The spiritual light shines alone, far transcending the senses and their fields; the essential substance is exposed, real and eternal. It is not contained in written words. The nature of mind has no defilement; it is basically perfect and complete in itself. Just get rid of delusive attachments, and merge with realization of thusness."
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Just discovered your channel, keep it up, i love China!

[@thechanhideout]

Thank you so much for your comment, it's really appreciated.

[@ShourinZen]

Lovely, thank you! 🙏

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Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ShourinZen]

@@thechanhideout Do you study and practice Chan/Zen?

[@thechanhideout]

@@ShourinZen Yes, I do. I go to a local temple as well as participating in online Sanghas.

[@ShourinZen]

@@thechanhideout good to hear! Is Chan/Zen meditation practiced a lot in China?

[@thechanhideout]

Not an easy thing to answer really, yes and no. There are lot of temples that call themselves 'Chan' but Chinese Buddhism has been influenced a lot by Pure Land, so often they are practiced together. Sitting meditation is not emphasised in many places but can be seen if you look around a bit. I'd say it is quite different to what many Westerners would see as Zen/Chan, which generally has gone to the West via Japan.