[Buddha-l] japanese zen terms: honbun and shusho

[Vicente Gonzalez]

Curt wrote:

c> In a dharma talk contained in the book "Golden Wind", Eido Shimano Roshi uses the terms
c> "honbun" and "shusho". I am wondering if anyone on this list
c> has any insight into these terms - or knows of other references for
c> these terms - or knows of any kind of "literal" or "metaphorical"
c> definitions to add to what Eido Roshi has to say. 

it is a talk about essence/function, which is a main topic in Chan/Zen
Buddhism. The Awakening of Faith of Asvagosha it's the central work
around that.

An scholar paper:
http://www.hm.tyg.jp/~acmuller/articles/indigenoushermeneutics.htm



best regards,