[Buddha-l] Mirror in Kegon

[Michel DALISSIER]

Tom
Thank you very much, it was very helpful and sufficient for me.
Best regards.
Michel Dalissier





> Message du 13/11/06 14:03
> De : "Tom Short" 
> A : "Buddhist discussion forum" 
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> Objet : Re: [Buddha-l] Mirror in Kegon
> 
> Michel,
> 
> I am wondering if this refers to the 
> demonstration by Fa-tsang (643 – 712), the Third 
> Hua-yen (J: Kegon) Patriarch to his Imperial 
> patron the Empress Wu Tse-t’ien (625-705) that 
> simulated the ‘Jewelled Net of Indra’ and 
> demonstrated the idea of 'interpenetration' using 
> a series of 10 mirrors (rather than 2) facing 
> each other, including one above and below and one 
> at each of the eight cardinal points, surrounding 
> a statue of the Buddha illuminated with a flaming 
> torch in a darkened room. In his own words:
> 
> '
in each and every reflection of any mirror you 
> will find all the reflections of all the other 
> mirrors, together with the specific Buddha image 
> in each, without omission or misplacement. The 
> principle of interpenetration and containment is 
> clearly shown by this demonstration. Right here 
> we see an example of one in all and all in one – 
> the mystery of realm embracing realm ad infinitum 
> is thus revealed. 
These infinite reflections of 
> different realms now simultaneously arise without 
> the slightest effort
' (Quoted in Chang, 1971, p.24)
> 
> Chang, G.C.C., (1971), The Buddhist Teaching of 
> Totality: Philosophy of Hwa Yen Buddhism, Penn 
> State University Press, Pennsylvania.
> 
> See also: (Cook is particularly good)
> 
> Cleary, T., (1983), Entry Into the Inconceivable 
> – An Introduction to Hua-yen Buddhism, University 
> of Hawai’i Press, Honolulu, Hawai’i.
> 
> Cook, F.H., (1977), Hua-yen Buddhism: The Jewel 
> Net of Indra, Penn State University Press, Pennsylvania.
> 
> At 21:34 12/11/2006, you wrote:
> 
> >Hello
> >I'm looking for references concerning the notion 
> >of mirror in Kegon School of Buddhism, 
> >especially concerning the image of two mirrors 
> >facing each other. Does anyone know about this?
> >Michel Dalissier
> 
> 
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