Ye hu chan, Yě hú chán: 5 definitions
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Chinese Buddhism
野狐禪 [ye hu chan]—Wild-fox meditation, i.e. non-Buddhist ascetics, heterodoxy in general.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
野狐禪 [ye hu chan]—Wild Fox Chan — [Miscellaneous Sayings (雜語 [za yu])] The Chan school (禪家 [chan jia]) considers heterodox teachings (外道 [wai dao]) as Wild Fox Chan.
The Records of the Transmission of the Lamp (傳燈錄 [chuan deng lu]) states: "An old man visited Chan Master Baizhang (百丈禪師 [bai zhang chan shi]) and said: 'I once lived on this mountain. Because I gave a wrong answer to a question, I have been reborn as a wild fox (野狐身 [ye hu shen]) for five hundred lives.'"
The Four Masters' Profound Records (四家玄錄 [si jia xuan lu]) states: "Chan Master Baizhang Dazhi (百丈大智禪師 [bai zhang da zhi chan shi]) was listening to a Dharma talk given by an old man. The old man said: 'A monk who lived on this mountain was asked, "Does a person of great practice (大修行底人 [da xiu xing di ren]) still fall into cause and effect (還落因果也無 [hai luo yin guo ye wu])?" He replied, "He does not fall into cause and effect (不落因果 [bu luo yin guo])." He then fell into Wild Fox Chan. I ask the Master to provide a turning word (代一轉語 [dai yi zhuan yu]).' The Master said, 'You may ask.' The old man then asked. The Master replied, 'He is not ignorant of cause and effect (不昧因果 [bu mei yin guo]).' The old man was greatly enlightened and said, 'I have now been freed from the body of an old fox (老狐身 [lao hu shen]). I will live behind the mountain. I request to be cremated (焚燒 [fen shao]) according to the custom for deceased monks (亡僧例 [wang seng li]).' Indeed, a dead fox (死狐 [si hu]) was found in the rocks, and it was cremated by piling up firewood (積薪化之 [ji xin hua zhi])."
野狐禪—【雜語】禪家以外道為野狐禪。傳燈錄曰：「有老人參百丈禪師云：昔住此山，因錯對一語，五百生墮野狐身。」四家玄錄曰：「百丈大智禪師，一老人聽法，曰僧住此山，有人問大修行底人，還落因果也無？遂對曰：不落因果，墮在野狐禪。請和尚代一轉語。師曰：汝但問。老人便問。師曰：不昧因果。老人大悟曰：今已免老狐身，只在山後住，乞依亡僧例焚燒，巖中果見一死狐，積薪化之。」
[zá yǔ] chán jiā yǐ wài dào wèi yě hú chán. chuán dēng lù yuē: “yǒu lǎo rén cān bǎi zhàng chán shī yún: xī zhù cǐ shān, yīn cuò duì yī yǔ, wǔ bǎi shēng duò yě hú shēn.” sì jiā xuán lù yuē: “bǎi zhàng dà zhì chán shī, yī lǎo rén tīng fǎ, yuē sēng zhù cǐ shān, yǒu rén wèn dà xiū xíng dǐ rén, hái luò yīn guǒ yě wú？ suì duì yuē: bù luò yīn guǒ, duò zài yě hú chán. qǐng hé shàng dài yī zhuǎn yǔ. shī yuē: rǔ dàn wèn. lǎo rén biàn wèn. shī yuē: bù mèi yīn guǒ. lǎo rén dà wù yuē: jīn yǐ miǎn lǎo hú shēn, zhǐ zài shān hòu zhù, qǐ yī wáng sēng lì fén shāo, yán zhōng guǒ jiàn yī sǐ hú, jī xīn huà zhī.”
[za yu] chan jia yi wai dao wei ye hu chan. chuan deng lu yue: "you lao ren can bai zhang chan shi yun: xi zhu ci shan, yin cuo dui yi yu, wu bai sheng duo ye hu shen." si jia xuan lu yue: "bai zhang da zhi chan shi, yi lao ren ting fa, yue seng zhu ci shan, you ren wen da xiu xing di ren, hai luo yin guo ye wu? sui dui yue: bu luo yin guo, duo zai ye hu chan. qing he shang dai yi zhuan yu. shi yue: ru dan wen. lao ren bian wen. shi yue: bu mei yin guo. lao ren da wu yue: jin yi mian lao hu shen, zhi zai shan hou zhu, qi yi wang seng li fen shao, yan zhong guo jian yi si hu, ji xin hua zhi."
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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[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
野狐禪 [yě hú chán] [ye hu chan]—
Buddhist terminology. Refers to the misinterpretation of Buddhist teachings ("佛法 [fu fa]"). It evolved from the story of falling into the "wild fox body" ("野狐身 [ye hu shen]") due to misinterpreting Buddhist teachings, as seen in "Wudeng Huiyuan, Volume 3, Zen Master Huaihai of Baizhang" ("《五燈會元 [wu deng hui yuan]．卷三 [juan san]．百丈懷海禪師 [bai zhang huai hai chan shi]》"). Song Dynasty poet Su Shi ("蘇軾 [su shi]") wrote in his poem "Drunkenly Inscribed at the Champak Pavilion of the Lotus Sutra Temple in Changzhou" ("〈常州太平寺法華院薝蔔亭醉題 [chang zhou tai ping si fa hua yuan zhan bo ting zui ti]〉"): "How is it like Dongpo's iron staff, startling all the wild fox Zen at once?" ("何似東坡鐵柱杖 [he shi dong po tie zhu zhang]，一時驚起 [yi shi jing qi]。"). Later, it generally refers to nonsense, heresy, and heterodoxy ("邪道異端 [xie dao yi duan]"). In "The Scholars" ("《儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]》"), Chapter 11: "If the eight-legged essay is not properly studied, no matter what you produce, it's all wild fox Zen, demonic heresy!" ("若是八股文章欠講究 [ruo shi ba gu wen zhang qian jiang jiu]，任你做出甚麼來 [ren ni zuo chu shen me lai]，都是 [dou shi]，邪魔外道 [xie mo wai dao]！").
野狐禪：佛教用語。指錯解的佛法。由錯解佛法將墮「野狐身」的典故演變而來，見《五燈會元．卷三．百丈懷海禪師》。宋．蘇軾〈常州太平寺法華院薝蔔亭醉題〉詩：「何似東坡鐵柱杖，一時驚起野狐禪。」後泛指胡說八道，邪道異端。《儒林外史》第一一回：「若是八股文章欠講究，任你做出甚麼來，都是野狐禪，邪魔外道！」
yě hú chán: fú jiào yòng yǔ. zhǐ cuò jiě de fú fǎ. yóu cuò jiě fú fǎ jiāng duò “yě hú shēn” de diǎn gù yǎn biàn ér lái, jiàn < wǔ dēng huì yuán． juǎn sān． bǎi zhàng huái hǎi chán shī>. sòng． sū shì 〈cháng zhōu tài píng sì fǎ huá yuàn zhān bó tíng zuì tí〉 shī: “hé shì dōng pō tiě zhù zhàng, yī shí jīng qǐ yě hú chán.” hòu fàn zhǐ hú shuō bā dào, xié dào yì duān. < rú lín wài shǐ> dì yī yī huí: “ruò shì bā gǔ wén zhāng qiàn jiǎng jiū, rèn nǐ zuò chū shén me lái, dōu shì yě hú chán, xié mó wài dào! ”
ye hu chan: fu jiao yong yu. zhi cuo jie de fu fa. you cuo jie fu fa jiang duo "ye hu shen" de dian gu yan bian er lai, jian < wu deng hui yuan. juan san. bai zhang huai hai chan shi>. song. su shi
野狐禪 t = 野狐禅 s = yě hú chán p refers to “heresy”.
野狐禪 [yě hú chán] refers to: “wild fox Chan”.
野狐禪 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] dã hồ thiền.
[Korean] 야호선 / yaho seon.
[Japanese] ヤコゼン / yako zen.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ye hu, Hu, Ye, Chan, Can.
Full-text: Da ho thien, Hu he luan he.
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