崔郎中問。大善知識還入地獄也無。
Student: Can a Zen Master fall into hell or not?
師云。老僧末上入。
Master Joshu: This old monk was first in line.
Category: Jijang Bosal
“The Buddha Speaks the Sutra of the Auspicious Dharani of Blazing Light Awesome Virtue for Quelling Disasters”
Here is the original Chinese for the Sutra that contains the “Dhāraṇī Spoken by the Buddha to Avert Disasters and Bring Good Fortune” aka 佛說 消災 吉祥 陀羅尼, aka bulseol sojae gilsang darani.
https://tripitaka.cbeta.org/mobile/index.php?index=J19nB044_001
“The great ghost of impermanence can come to one at any time.” (無 常大 鬼不期而到。)
無 mu (무); to be without, no, not, nothing
常 sang (상); always, constant, forever, invariable
大 dae (대); great
鬼 gwi (귀); ghost, spirit
不 bul (불); not
期 gi (기); period of time
不期 = unexpected
而 i (이); and
到 do (도); arrive
The Jijang Bosal Book Club
The is the “Master” page for everything related to the “Jijang Bosal Book Club”. This reading/discussion group will meet twice a month on the second and fourth Tuesdays, starting at 7pm on March 14.
We will be reading and discussing four books related to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, known as Jijang Bosal to Korean Buddhists (and as Jizo in Japan and Dizang to Mandarin speakers).
