Yun men shi jue, Yún mén shǐ jué: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
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雲門屎橛 [yun men shi jue]—Yunmen's Shit Stick—[Koan (公案 [gong an])] "A monk asked Yunmen: 'What is Buddha?' Yunmen replied: 'A 乾屎橛 [gan shi jue] (gānshǐjué).'" A 乾屎橛 [gan shi jue] (gānshǐjué) is a dry stick used for wiping human excrement. It conveys the meaning of utmost defilement. See Huìyuán (會元 [hui yuan]) Volume 15, and Wúménguān (無門關 [wu men guan]) Case 21.
雲門屎橛—【公案】「僧問雲門：如何是佛？門云：乾屎橛。」乾屎橛者，拭人糞之橛之乾者。取至污穢之意。見會元十五、無門關二十一則。
[gōng àn] “sēng wèn yún mén: rú hé shì fú？ mén yún: gān shǐ jué.” gān shǐ jué zhě, shì rén fèn zhī jué zhī gān zhě. qǔ zhì wū huì zhī yì. jiàn huì yuán shí wǔ,, wú mén guān èr shí yī zé.
[gong an] "seng wen yun men: ru he shi fu? men yun: gan shi jue." gan shi jue zhe, shi ren fen zhi jue zhi gan zhe. qu zhi wu hui zhi yi. jian hui yuan shi wu,, wu men guan er shi yi 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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