Lin ji zhen ren, Lín jì zhēn rén: 1 definition
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Chinese Buddhism
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臨濟真人 [lin ji zhen ren]—Linji the True Person — [Kōan]
Linji ascended the hall and said, "Within this mass of red flesh (赤肉團 [chi rou tuan]), there is a True Person of No Rank (無位真人 [wu wei zhen ren]), who constantly enters and exits through the face-gate of you all. Those who have not yet witnessed it, look!"
At that time, a monk stepped forward and asked, "What is the True Person of No Rank?"
The Master descended from the Zen seat (禪床 [chan chuang]), grabbed him and said, "Speak! Speak!"
The monk hesitated.
Linji pushed him away and said, "What is this True Person of No Rank, a dry shit-stick (乾屎橛 [gan shi jue])?" Then he returned to the abbot's quarters (方丈 [fang zhang]).
[Found in] The Record of Linji (臨濟錄 [lin ji lu]), The Human and Heavenly Eye (人天眼目 [ren tian yan mu]), The Book of Equanimity (從容錄 [cong rong lu]) (Case 38).
臨濟真人—【公案】臨濟上堂云：赤肉團上有一無位真人，常從汝等諸人面門出入，未證據者看看。時有僧出問：如何是無位真人？師下禪床把云：道道。其僧擬議。濟托開云：無位真人是什麼乾屎橛。便歸方丈。見臨濟錄，人天眼目上，從容錄（三十八則）。
[gōng àn] lín jì shàng táng yún: chì ròu tuán shàng yǒu yī wú wèi zhēn rén, cháng cóng rǔ děng zhū rén miàn mén chū rù, wèi zhèng jù zhě kàn kàn. shí yǒu sēng chū wèn: rú hé shì wú wèi zhēn rén？ shī xià chán chuáng bǎ yún: dào dào. qí sēng nǐ yì. jì tuō kāi yún: wú wèi zhēn rén shì shén me gān shǐ jué. biàn guī fāng zhàng. jiàn lín jì lù, rén tiān yǎn mù shàng, cóng róng lù (sān shí bā zé).
[gong an] lin ji shang tang yun: chi rou tuan shang you yi wu wei zhen ren, chang cong ru deng zhu ren mian men chu ru, wei zheng ju zhe kan kan. shi you seng chu wen: ru he shi wu wei zhen ren? shi xia chan chuang ba yun: dao dao. qi seng ni yi. ji tuo kai yun: wu wei zhen ren shi shen me gan shi jue. bian gui fang zhang. jian lin ji lu, ren tian yan mu shang, cong rong lu (san shi ba ze).
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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