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Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism by Master Sheng Yen, 2006-10-10 Chan Buddhism (Dimensions of Asian Spirituality) by Peter D. Hershock, 2004-11-01 The Shaolin Grandmasters' Text: History, Philosophy, and Gung Fu of Shaolin Ch'an by Order of Shaolin Ch'an, 2008-02-15 Han Shan, Chan Buddhism and Gary Snyder's Ecopoetic Way by Joan Qionglin Tan, 2009-08-30 Original Teachings of Ch'an Buddhism by Chang Chung-Yuan, 1995-01-15 How Zen Became Zen: The Dispute over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-Dynasty China (Studies in East Asia Buddhism) by Morten Schlütter, 2010-04-30 Linguistic Strategies in Daoist Zhuangzi and Chan Buddhism: The Other Way of Speaking by Youru Wang, 2003-09-10 Chan Buddhism in Ritual Context by Bernard Faure, 2010-11-12 The Northern School and the Formation of Early Ch'an Buddhism (Studies in East Asian Buddhism, No 3) by John R. McRae, 1987-01 Seeing through Zen: Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism (Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies) by John R. McRae, 2004-01-19 Enlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China by Jiang Wu, 2008-04-17 Subtle Wisdom:Understanding Suffering, Cultivating Compassion Through Ch'an Buddhism by Ch'an Master Sheng-yen, Sheng-yen, 1999-08-17 Monks, Rulers, and Literati: The Political Ascendancy of Chan Buddhism by Albert Welter, 2006-02-09 Ordinary Mind as the Way: The Hongzhou School and the Growth of Chan Buddhism by Mario Poceski, 2007-04-13

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1. The Seventh World Of Chan Buddhism { Home }
   Home Literature » The Seventh World of chan buddhism. More Features(click The Seventh World of chan buddhism A complete intermediate  
   http://www.hsuyun.org/Dharma/zbohy/Literature/7thWorld/7th-world-home.html

2. BuddhaNets Buddhist Web Links: Zen Buddhism
   psychology, and practice, visit The Seventh World of chan buddhism, prepared for this site by Rev. Ming Zhen Shakya  
   http://www.buddhanet.net/l_zen.htm
   
   Extractions: Directories Studies Magazines Books ... Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library The Internet Guide to Zen (Ch'an, Son, Thien) Online Resources. Contents: Zen Buddhism; General Resources; Schools of Zen Buddhism; Hakuin Ekaku School of Zen Buddhism; Harada-Yasutani School of Zen Buddhism; Zen Koans Study Pages 20th c.; Zen People and Their Teachings; Daily Zen Sutras; Zen Documents and Writings; Zen Electronic Newsletters and Journals; Zen Buddhism Electronic Forum; Zen Organizations and Institutions; Directories of Practice Centers; Diamond Sangha Home Page; Zen Names; Zen Calendar; Zen Buddhism Online Bookstore. Zen Order of Hsu Yun Chinese Zen (Ch'an). The Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun (ZBOHY) was created to spread the teachings of Ven. Master Hsu (Xu) Yun, China's greatest Zen (Chan) master of the 20th Century. Our priests follow in the Southern School (Mahayana) lineage of Hui Neng, the Sixth and last Patriarch of Zen. For a comprehensive overview of Zen history, psychology, and practice, visit The Seventh World of Chan Buddhism, prepared for this site by Rev. Ming Zhen Shakya (a priest of Nan Hua temple in the People's Republic of China. As always, our Temple doors are open, the virtual incense is burning . . Ch'an Meditation Center The Ch'an Meditation Center and Institute of Chung-Hwa Buddhist Culture is a division of Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association. It is a place of serenity and self-cultivation, located in Elmhurst, Queens, a multicultural neighborhood in New York City. We welcome all those interested in meditation and the study and practice of Buddhism, regardless of background, age or ethnic origin. We offer access to Buddhism through a variety of approaches, including classes and lectures on Buddhist scriptures and philosophy, introductory meditation, retreats, chanting and ceremonies. The Center is also a small monastery where bhikshus and bhikshunis (fully ordained monks and nuns) live and practice the traditional precepts including harmony, celibacy and purity of mind.

3. Index
   Home Literature The Seventh World of chan buddhism. » Satori, The Koan, and Monastic Polishing Chapter 18, Page 1  
   http://www.chanbuddhism.com/

4. The Seventh World Of Chan Buddhism: Satori, The Koan, And Monastic Polishing
   Home Literature The Seventh World of chan buddhism » Satori,The Koan, and Monastic Polishing Chapter 18, Page 1 of 3. More  
   http://www.hsuyun.org/Dharma/zbohy/Literature/7thWorld/c18p1.html
   
   Extractions: Satori, The Koan, and Monastic Polishing [Chapter 18, Page 1 of 3] More Features (click here) Essays by Ming Zhen Shakya Inspirational Writings Chants Prayers Dharma Talks Martial Arts The Diamond Sutra Poetry by Master Hsu Yun The Seventh World of Chan Ruminations on Zen's Cows Empty Cloud: Zen Teachings Maxims of Master Han Shan Site Index Search Index Satori All human beings have two identities - one sacred and singularly real, and the other profane and illusory. The sacred is the Buddha Nature, the God within. The profane is the everyday, ordinary ego, the personality complex which presides over consciousness with monarchic pretensions. This is the phantom tyrant which all Chan practice strives to dethrone and dispel. Salvation is realized when, through any of the lifeline states of super-consciousness which constitute religious experience, we reach the Nirvanic mountain's shore. This event signifies that our ego has transcended itself and has experienced the Other, the sacred Self. But this encounter does not serve automatically to erase the fictive ego. The tyrant continues to harass our steps up the Eightfold Path until we are finally privileged to witness the ego's obliteration (Satori) and to be, however briefly, our living, sacred Self. Satori demonstrates beyond all doubt that we and our Lord are one in the same. Until we experience Satori we merely believe that there is a buddha within us. We don't know it and we certainly can't testify to it. Religious experts we may be; but without Satori we are able only to state opinions about enlightenment, to be "Shepherds who count," as the Buddha put it, "other men's sheep."

5. Welcome To Patriarch Ch'an
   The founder of the Tu An Zen Temple at Santa Ana, Chan Master Wei Li Thich Duy Luc in Vietnamese is an 89th generation master in the Chan tradition. He was a student of Master Dieu Duyen who was a close disciple of Master Hsu Yun Empty Cloud and Master Lai Kuo. This site contains articles about Buddhism, chan buddhism, and a biography of the master.  
   http://www.patriarch-chan.com/patriarchchan_weili_content.htm
   
   Extractions: Ch’an Master Wei Li Thich Duy Luc in Vietnamese] is of the 89th generation in the Ch’an tradition, tracing down from Mahakasyapa. Born in 1923 in the province of Canton, China, he came to Vietnam in 1938 where he later became a school teacher of Chinese and then an Oriental medicine doctor. For 8 years, he worked at the free-of-charge medical office of Minh Nguyet Cu Si Lam Buddhist temple in Can Tho There was at Cu Si Lam temple a complete series of the Supplementary Tripitaka of 150 volumes. The Master wanted to read the whole series. But after one year of reading with an average of 10 hours a day, he was only able to read 7 volumes. Seeing that it would take him at least 20 years, just to complete reading the Supplementary Tripitaka, let alone the Main Tripitaka, the Master decided that he would only read the volumes on Ch’an In 1965, he began practicing under the guidance of Ch’an Master Dieu Duyen of the Patriarch Ch’an tradition. Master Dieu Duyen was a close disciple of the eminent Chinese Ch’an Masters Hsu Yun [Empty Cloud] and Lai Kuo for many years.

6. WELCOME Page Of Shaolin Zen, A Chan Buddhist Website
   Shaolin Zen is the American sect of chan buddhism founded by Bodhidharma at the Shaolin Temple in China. of the original Buddhist Temple. where chan buddhism was created. in Northern China  
   http://www.shaolinchimantis.com/SITE-Z

7. Chan Buddhism - An Outline Of Its Basic Beliefs And Distinctions From Other Stra
   chan buddhism outlining its main beliefs and significant distinctionsfrom other strains of Buddhism. The building blocks of chan buddhism.  
   http://www.imperialtours.net/chan_buddhism.htm
   
   Extractions: Destinations Homepage Map - China - Beijing Dunhuang Guilin Hangzhou Huangshan Shanghai Suzhou Xi'an Yangzi River - Tibet - Gyantse Lhasa Shigatse Tsedang Tours Tours China Tour Culinary Tour Family Tour Grand Canal Private Tour Shopping Silk Road Themed Tours Tibet Tour Extensions: Huangshan Yangzi River City Tours: Beijing Dunhuang Guilin Hangzhou Shanghai Xi'an Cultural Sites Big Goose Pagoda Forbidden City Great Mosque Great Wall Guilin scenery Heritage Sites Lingyin Temple Ming Tombs Mogao Caves Summer Palace Suzhou Gardens Temple of Heaven Terracotta Warriors Three Gorges West Lake West Qing Tombs Guests Comments Photos Inside China Intro Articles Dining Hotels Links Reading Shopping Weather Booking Booking Form Flight Info Legal Payment Travel Agent Visa Info Chinese Themes Ancient Thought Architecture (Palace) Architecture (Village) Calligraphy Ceramics Chan Buddhism Comparative History Confucianism Crafts Daoism Ethnic Minorities Furniture Gardens History Opera Silk Road About Us Intro Add Url Articles Contact Us FAQ Jobs Special Offers TFPP Photo Galleries China Tibet Beilin Museum Lingyin Temple Mogao Cave Apsara Mogao Cave Paintings Shanghai Museum Terracotta Army Buddhism is said to have traveled into China along the Silk Road in the first half of the first century AD. Its rise to prominence grew in proportion to the increasing traffic along the Silk Road, so that by the Tang dynasty (618-907AD) when China's capital, Chang'an, was one of the world's most prosperous cities, Buddhist translations were for the first time accessible. It was during this period that a new variant of Buddhism arose, which used elements from

8. Zen Buddhism Of China - China The Beautiful
   Zen Buddhism chan buddhism. Not reliant on the writen word,. A specialtransmission separate from the scriptures;. Direct pointing at one's mind,.  
   http://www.chinapage.com/zen.html

9. An Exploration: Daniel Trent Dillon's Homepage
   A large selection of links, writings, and resources in regard to Zen and chan buddhism.  
   http://www.mindground.net/
   
   Extractions: An Exploration (the personal homesite of Daniel Trent Dillon) Welcome. The establishment and continuous evolution of this site is brought forth for any and all potential benefit. Read, reflect, and explore with me as I study and work; provided below is a map of the means to do so. LINK OF THE DAY March 29, 2003: University In Turmoil (Written by Michael Agelasto; the most comprehensive study written to date about a Chinese work- unit. Through considerably rich detail, it portrays the life and times of Shenzhen University.) ART OF THE DAY March 29, 2003: Some Of Hakuin's Drawings (Calligraphy from a Japanese Zen Master.) WRITING S TEACHING S ... PHOTO ALBUM I sincerely hope that you have enjoyed your visit. If you will, please feel free to sign my guestbook below. Take care, and come again. mindground@operamail.com

10. Big Goose Pagoda And The Advent Of Buddhism
    This was chan buddhism. So influential did it become that Japanese monkstransported it to their country where it became known as Zen Buddhism.  
    http://www.imperialtours.net/big_goose_pagoda.htm
    
    Extractions: Destinations Homepage Map - China - Beijing Dunhuang Guilin Hangzhou Huangshan Shanghai Suzhou Xi'an Yangzi River - Tibet - Gyantse Lhasa Shigatse Tsedang Tours Tours China Tour Culinary Tour Family Tour Grand Canal Private Tour Shopping Silk Road Themed Tours Tibet Tour Extensions: Huangshan Yangzi River City Tours: Beijing Dunhuang Guilin Hangzhou Shanghai Xi'an Cultural Sites Big Goose Pagoda Forbidden City Great Mosque Great Wall Guilin scenery Heritage Sites Lingyin Temple Ming Tombs Mogao Caves Summer Palace Suzhou Gardens Temple of Heaven Terracotta Warriors Three Gorges West Lake West Qing Tombs Guests Comments Photos Inside China Intro Articles Dining Hotels Links Reading Shopping Weather Booking Booking Form Flight Info Legal Payment Travel Agent Visa Info Chinese Themes Ancient Thought Architecture (Palace) Architecture (Village) Calligraphy Ceramics Chan Buddhism Comparative History Confucianism Crafts Daoism Ethnic Minorities Furniture Gardens History Opera Silk Road About Us Intro Add Url Articles Contact Us FAQ Jobs Special Offers TFPP Photo Galleries China Tibet Beilin Museum Lingyin Temple Mogao Cave Apsara Mogao Cave Paintings Shanghai Museum Terracotta Army The first contacts between adherents of Buddhism and the Chinese people took place along the Silk and Fur roads during the Eastern Han dynasty (8-220AD). Over subsequent centuries these central caravan routes, with Chang'an (near Xi'an) at their eastern terminus continued to serve as the principle avenue by which Buddhism entered China. So significant did this Indian religion become to Chang'an's development that by the eight century the city boasted sixty-four monasteries and twenty-seven nunneries, and had become a Buddhist centre of study for the East Asia region. As Buddhism was synthesised into Chinese thought various new sects developed. One variant in particular, with Daoist influences, grew to prominence. This was Chan Buddhism. So influential did it become that Japanese monks transported it to their country where it became known as Zen Buddhism.

11. ShaolinWolf.com
    Shaolin History. chan buddhism. Shaolin Training. Kung Fu Pictures. Register. ChanBuddhism, Meditation, Heart Sutra, Readings. EBooks, The Buddha, Shao GenerationPoem,  
    http://www.shaolinwolf.com/Buddhism/chanbuddhismindex.htm
    
    Extractions: Main News Message Board Shaolin History ... Members Pictures USA Shaolin Temple Shi Yan Ming Shi Yan Ming Pictures Temple Pictures Technical Forums Kung Fu Techniques Kung Fu Drills Weapons Health Forums Nutrition Injuries Spiritual Forums Wolf's Nirvana Philosophies Meditation The Chan of Kung Fu Information Contact Us Register Chan Buddhism Meditation ... Shao Generation Poem Chan Buddhism Meditation Heart Sutra Readings The Buddha E-Books Shaolin Generation Poem ShaolinWolf.com

12. ShaolinWolf.com
    chan buddhism. The practice of Shaolin Kung Fu includes the deeperunderstanding of chan buddhism. The studying of chan buddhism  
    http://www.shaolinwolf.com/Buddhism/damotrip.htm
    
    Extractions: Main News Message Board Shaolin History ... Members Pictures USA Shaolin Temple Shi Yan Ming Shi Yan Ming Pictures Temple Pictures Technical Forums Kung Fu Techniques Kung Fu Drills Weapons Health Forums Nutrition Injuries Spiritual Forums Wolf's Nirvana Philosophies Meditation The Chan of Kung Fu Information Contact Us Register Chan Buddhism Meditation ... Shao Generation Poem Chan Buddhism The practice of Shaolin Kung Fu includes the deeper understanding of Chan Buddhism. The studying of Chan Buddhism is simply the deeper understanding of one's true self. This following is a story about the travels of a monk known in India as Bodhidharma and in China as Da Mo. After years of meditation at the Shaolin Temple, Da Mo founded the philosophy of Chan Buddhism.

13. Chan Buddhism
    chan buddhism. Chan is a school that developed in China from earlierIndian Buddhist meditation teachings. As Buddhism became firmly  
    http://mcel.pacificu.edu/mcel/omm/B1601.htm
    
    Extractions: Chan is a school that developed in China from earlier Indian Buddhist meditation teachings. As Buddhism became firmly established in China, some practitioners began to focus almost exclusively on meditation. Near the end of the seventh century such practice was taught in an organized way by Hung-jen, later named the Fifth Patriarch of Chan. As his disciples fanned out across China, the Chan sect took form. Chan was later transmitted to Japan as Soto Zen and Rinzai Zen, to Korea as Soen, and Vietnam as Thien. Chan practice has three aspects: sitting meditation or zazen , koans, and daily life. Zazen is a practice with a careful physical posture, whose goal is to simply sit. This can be very difficult due to the innumerable interruptions of our thoughts and the desires and needs of our body. The Chan disciple begins zazen by following the breath and quieting wandering thoughts. All thoughts and sensations pass by without comment or acknowledgement. This sort of mental focus is concentrated on just sitting being fully aware of sitting and nothing else.

14. The Garden Of Chan
    chan buddhism. The Lotus Sutra is such an important and wellknown sutra that evenBuddhist schools not based on it comment on its validity and usefulness.  
    http://mcel.pacificu.edu/mcel/omm/B1791.html
    
    Extractions: "There was another priest by the name of Fa-ta, who had been reciting the Lotus Sutra continuously for seven years, but his mind was still deluded and he did not know where the true Dharma lay. [He asked Hui-neng]: 'I have doubts about the sutra, and because the Master's wisdom is great, I beg of him to resolve my doubts.' ... Fa-ta brought the Lotus Sutra and read it through to the master. Hearing it, the Sixth Patriarch understood the Buddha's meaning, and then discoursed on the Lotus Sutra for the sake of Fa-ta. "The Sixth Patriarch said: 'Fa-ta, the Lotus Sutra does not say anything more than is needed. Throughout all its seven [chapters] it gives parables and tales about causation. The Tathagata's [i.e., Buddha's] preaching of the Three Vehicles was only because of the dullness of people in the world. The words of the sutra clearly state that there is only one vehicle of Buddhism, and that there is no other vehicle.' .... "The Master said: 'If you practice with the mind you turn the Lotus; if you do not practice with the mind, you are turned by the Lotus. If your mind is correct you will turn the Lotus; if your mind is incorrect you will be turned by the Lotus. If the wisdom of the Buddha is opened, you will turn the Lotus; if the 'wisdom' of sentient beings is opened, you will be turned by the Lotus.... If you practice the Dharma with great effort, this then is turning the sutra.'

15. Buddhism And Zen (Chan) Buddhism
    chan buddhism can be viewed as pushing the implicit logic of Buddhism to reject theoriginal goal of Buddhismthe quest for Nirvana. Chan is Buddhist atheism.  
    http://www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/religion/Buddhism.htm
    
    Extractions: In the context of the traditional focus on the soul, the self, the mentalism, and the doctrine of Karma and rebirth characteristic of the other Indian religions, Buddhism taught Four Noble Truths: 1.Life is suffering. 2.Suffering comes from desire. 3. Suffering can be ended by ending desire. 4. The eightfold path is the way to eliminate desire. Nietzsche liked the directness of the first noble truth. Where Christianity disguised its hatred of life behind moral concepts such as "sin," Buddhism formulated its pessimism in stark, positivist terms. Nietzsche saw the second as the "nihilistic" attitude they shared with Christians. This opposition to one's natural desires signals a "decadance" morality. The eightfold path includes right views. right aspirations, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right contemplation. The goal of doing everything right is Nirvana. The opposite of Nirvana is Samsarathe cycle of life and deaththe belief in reincarnation was hardly a source of comfort to Buddhists. It doomed us to endless cycles of lives of suffering. Suicide is no help! Only Nirvana is escape. The historical development of Buddhism in India resembled that of Christianity in Europe. At first it struggled with little success until it was adopted by an emperor. What the emporer liked was how the religion helps him motivate people to die for him. Then, with state sponsorship, it grew into the dominant religion in India for a time. During that time it was transferred to China, Japan, Korea, and South-East Asia. Then it declined in its home and survived mainly in its adopted homes.

16. Untitled Document
    The pragmatics of 'never tell too plainly' Indirect communicationin chan buddhism; Asian Philosophy Youru Wang ; Mar 2000. The  
    http://www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/cvmol/readings.html
    
    Extractions: Readings Dr. Cook Dr. Mallon Professor Goldstein Dr. Ci ... Dr. James, O'Leary and Deutsch (Death) Dr. Cook Online: The Value of Wildness On Reserve: Rolston, Holmes, Environmental Ethics: duties to and values in the natural world. (Also in Chinese.) Professor Goldstein Online (You must be logged into the HKU network to read these full text articles) Parental values and practices relevant to young children's social development in Taiwan and the United States Journal of Cross - Cultural Psychology Paul E Jose ; Nov 2000 The global dispersion of Chinese values: A three-country study of confucian dynamism Management International Review Christopher J Robertson ; Third Quarter 2000 Iran: Paper comments on "shameful" US intellectual history ; ; Full-Text Iranian commentators comment on 60 US intellectuals' statement BBC Monitoring Middle East - Political Mar 5, 2002; Full-Text Rewriting the nation's enemies list National Journal William Schneider ; Feb 23, 2002; Full-Text Iran: Daily denounces US intellectuals who support war on terrorism BBC Monitoring Middle East - Political Feb 22, 2002; Full-Text

17. Chan Buddhism
    The course exploresto the history, doctrines, practices, and institutions of Chan/Zen Buddhism.Chan/Zen Buddhism. Mario Poceski. Fall 2002. Course  
    http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/mpoceski/rel4936f02.html
    
    Extractions: Rel 4936(7720) / 5395(7725) Prof. Mario Poceski Fall 2002 Course Description The course explores to the history, doctrines, practices, and institutions of Chan/Zen Buddhism. Its coverage includes the historical development of the Chan tradition in medieval China, its subsequent transmission to Korea and Japan, the evolution of key doctrines and practices, the distinctive features of Zen monastic life, and the interaction between Zen and other cultural currents in East Asia. We will also discuss the recent history of Zen, including its coming to America. Requirements Class attendance and participation (15% of the final grade). Reading of all assigned materials, which should be done in advance to the lectures. Midterm and final examination (each 25% of the final grade). Research paper (35% of the final grade). Graduate Requirements Graduate students have to fulfill the same requirements as the undergraduates. Additional requirements and expectations are as follows: Additional readings. Longer and more sophisticated research paper.

18. MARIO POCESKI
    with specialization in Buddhist Studies, University of California , Los Angeles ,2000.Dissertation“The Hongzhou School of chan buddhism during the MidTang  
    http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/mpoceski/cv.html
    
    Extractions: M ARIO P OCESKI Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Cultures, with specialization in Buddhist Studies, University of California Los Angeles , 2000.Dissertation:“The Hongzhou School of Chan Buddhism during the Mid-Tang Period.” Dissertation advisor: Robert E. Buswell. M.A. in East Asian Languages and Cultures, with specialization in Chinese Language and Culture, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995. Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies, Religion Department, University of Florida, 2001–present. Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese Religions, School of Religion University of Iowa, 2000–2001. Instructor, UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, 1996–97, 1999–2000. Teaching Fellow, 1997, and Teaching Associate, 1996, University of California Los Angeles Books Manifestation of the Tathagata : Buddhahood According to the Avatamsaka Sutra Boston : Wisdom Publications, 1993 (published under the name Cheng Chien Bhikshu ). Translated into German as Alles ist reiner Geist Giovanni Bandini , translator.

19. Empty Cloud, The Teachings Of Xu Yun, Chan, Buddhism, Zen, Buddhism,
    Cold Mountain is chan buddhism's greatest poet. Silly Mountain wasa pretty good poet, too. He's probably Chan's second best poet.  
    http://www.jcrows.com/XuYunTeachings.html
    
    Extractions: by Jy Din Shakya The Master's name, Xu Yun, is translated into English as "Empty Cloud", a translation which often confuses people. We all know what a cloud is, but what, we wonder, is meant by "empty"? In Chan (pronounced Jen) or Zen literature the term "empty" appears so often and with so many variations of definition, that I will begin by trying to clarify its meaning. To be empty means to be empty of ego, to be without any thought of self, not in the sense that one functions as a vegetable or a wild animal - living things which merely process water, food and sunlight in order to grow and reproduce - but in the sense that one ceases to gauge the events, the persons, the places, and the things of one's environment in terms of "I" or "me" or "mine". A person who is "empty of self" seldom has occasion even to use these pronouns.

20. Vartiklis: Mythology: Chan Buddhism, India
    Septintasis Chan budizmo pasaulis. Indija. Ariju dievai buvo liutaširdžiai,saules nutviekstieji ir draugiški žmogui. Jie  
    http://www.elnet.lt/vartiklis/mitai/indai/chan_ind.htm
    
    Extractions: Septintasis Chan budizmo pasaulis. Indija. Arijø dievai buvo liûtaðirdþiai, saulës nutviekstieji ir draugiðki þmogui. Jie nelabai mëgo kraujà ir juos buvo galima lengviau permaldauti asmeninës dràsos auka nei lengviau atliekamomis apeigomis. Geras tuzinas jø teikë viskà, ko reikia klajokliui kariui: gero oro, apkûniø moterø ir veðlios þolës, svaiginanèiø gërimø ir pergaliø. Toks buvo Indra, karo dievas, kurio ginklas buvo þaibas. Toks buvo Agnis, Ugnies dievas, kuria gërë Somà, dieviðkàjá gërimà. Ir Savitra, dievas, kuris sukeldavo geismus iá ákvëpdavo didiems veiksmams. Toks buvo Rudra, laukinis audrø. Nuodø ir medicinos dievas. Ir pagaliau – Varuna, kurs kaip dievø dievas persmelkia visà erdvæ, nustato daiktø tvarkà ( rita ) ir þymi arijø kelius á metafizines sritis. Arijø religija nebuvo gelbëjimo priemonë. Jø dievai buvo tarsi galingi tëvai, broliai ar draugai, kurie pasaulá pavertë nuostabia vieta – tad kas norëtø pabëgti ið jo? Ir niekas (nei mirtinga nei diwviðkoji bûtybë) nesusimàstë apie tokià nesàmonæ, kaip reinkarnacija.

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