Gan shi jue, Gān shǐ jué: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
乾屎橛 [gan shi jue]—A stick used in India as 'toilet paper', in China paper, straw, or bamboo.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
乾屎橛 [gan shi jue]—(gān shǐ jué) — [譬喻 [pi yu] (pìyù)] A dry stick used to wipe human feces. It conveys the meaning of extreme impurity. The term 屎橛 [shi jue] (shǐ jué) is also written as 廁籌 [ce chou] (cè chóu), 淨籌 [jing chou] (jìng chóu), 淨木 [jing mu] (jìng mù), 廁簡子 [ce jian zi] (cè jiǎn zǐ), etc. Its use was an Indian custom.
In 會元 [hui yuan] (Huì Yuán) Chapter 15, it says: "A monk asked 雲門 [yun men] (Yúnmén): 'What is Buddha?' Yunmen replied: 'A dry dung stick.'"
禪林集句 [chan lin ji ju] (Chánlín jíjù) states: "Do not recite Amitābha Buddha; homage to the dry dung stick."
指月錄 [zhi yue lu] (Zhǐyuè Lù) says: "臨濟 [lin ji] (Línjì) said: 'On this lump of red flesh, there is a true person of no rank. Those who have not yet realized it, look!' A monk came forward and asked. Linji said: 'It is a dry dung stick.' Another monk asked Weiyi: 'What is a person in the Dao?' He replied: 'A dry dung stick.'"
This refers to what 莊周 [zhuang zhou] (Zhuāng Zhōu) called "The Dao is in excrement and urine" (道在屎溺 [dao zai shi ni]).
乾屎橛—【譬喻】拭人糞之橛之乾者。取至穢之意。屎橛又作廁籌、淨籌、淨木、廁簡子等。用之者印度之風。會元十五曰：「僧問雲門：如何是佛？門云：乾屎橛。」禪林集句曰：「不念彌陀佛，南無乾屎橛。」指月錄曰：「臨濟曰：赤肉團上有一無位真人，未證據者看看。有僧出問。濟曰：是乾屎橛。又僧問惟一：如何是道中人？曰乾屎橛。」按此即莊周所謂道在屎溺。
[pì yù] shì rén fèn zhī jué zhī gān zhě. qǔ zhì huì zhī yì. shǐ jué yòu zuò cè chóu,, jìng chóu,, jìng mù,, cè jiǎn zi děng. yòng zhī zhě yìn dù zhī fēng. huì yuán shí wǔ yuē: “sēng wèn yún mén: rú hé shì fú？ mén yún: gān shǐ jué.” chán lín jí jù yuē: “bù niàn mí tuó fú, nán wú gān shǐ jué.” zhǐ yuè lù yuē: “lín jì yuē: chì ròu tuán shàng yǒu yī wú wèi zhēn rén, wèi zhèng jù zhě kàn kàn. yǒu sēng chū wèn. jì yuē: shì gān shǐ jué. yòu sēng wèn wéi yī: rú hé shì dào zhōng rén？ yuē gān shǐ jué.” àn cǐ jí zhuāng zhōu suǒ wèi dào zài shǐ nì.
[pi yu] shi ren fen zhi jue zhi gan zhe. qu zhi hui zhi yi. shi jue you zuo ce chou,, jing chou,, jing mu,, ce jian zi deng. yong zhi zhe yin du zhi feng. hui yuan shi wu yue: "seng wen yun men: ru he shi fu? men yun: gan shi jue." chan lin ji ju yue: "bu nian mi tuo fu, nan wu gan shi jue." zhi yue lu yue: "lin ji yue: chi rou tuan shang you yi wu wei zhen ren, wei zheng ju zhe kan kan. you seng chu wen. ji yue: shi gan shi jue. you seng wen wei yi: ru he shi dao zhong ren? yue gan shi jue." an ci ji zhuang zhou suo wei dao zai shi ni.
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
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乾屎橛 [gān shǐ jué] refers to: “shit-stick”.
乾屎橛 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] càn thỉ quyết.
[Korean] 건시궐 / gansigwol.
[Japanese] カンシケツ / kanshiketsu.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gan, Jiao, Shen, Jue, Shi, Bi.
Full-text: Yun men shi jue, Lao sao hu, Lin ji zhen ren.
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