Dongshan's Five Ranks (4th)
KOAN:
Poem 4
Two swords are crossed.
There’s no way to retreat.
You’re a lotus in the fire
You can’t help it
You’re determined to go higher.
– from the Record of Dongshan, The Five Ranks (4th Rank)
I vow to wake all the beings of the world,
I vow to set endless heartache to rest,
I vow to walk though every wisdom gate,
I vow to live the great Buddha Way.
—PZI Refuge Vows
KOAN:
Poem 4
Two swords are crossed.
There’s no way to retreat.
You’re a lotus in the fire
You can’t help it
You’re determined to go higher.
– from the Record of Dongshan, The Five Ranks (4th Rank)