Bodhi has no trees, the mirror is not a stage, and there is nothing. Explain its meaning.

"Bodhi without trees" is one of the four famous sentences of Master Huineng, the sixth ancestor of China Zen Buddhism, which is intended to show that everything is like a dream. Only by teaching people not to be paranoid and persistent can we see the essence clearly and prove Bodhi.

Bodhisattva

Bodhi has no trees,

Fengyueli calligraphy

The mirror is not a stage,

There's nothing,

Where is the dust?

Original explanation:

This is a four-sentence poem by Huineng, the sixth ancestor.

This originated from Shen Xiu and Huineng.

Shen Xiu said, "As a bodhi tree, my heart is like a mirror. Always wipe, don't get dust. "

Huineng said, "Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. Nothing, where is the dust? "

Indeed, it is really difficult to understand these two sons, and even a correct understanding is not easy.

The body is a bodhi tree, and the heart is like a mirror. Wipe frequently to avoid dust.

Disciples are like bodhi trees, (Sakyamuni Buddha realized Tao under the bodhi tree in those days)

The disciple's heart is like a bright stage mirror. (Twisted Flowers and Smiles, the First Case-solving Story of Zen (Allusions))

Try to keep brushing,

Don't let it be polluted by dirt, which blocks the nature of light.

It takes ten years to grow trees, but it takes a hundred years to cultivate people. )

Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing, so where is the dust?

Bodhi was originally a metaphor of wisdom.

A bright mirror is a metaphor for a peaceful mind.

What dust will catch a quiet place?

Excerpted from Baidu Encyclopedia/Subview/2107397/5062429.htm.