Chan Master Wanxing is the founding abbot of the Donghua Chan Monastery. For more information about the Donghua Chan (i.e., the teaching of Master Wanxing and of the Donghua lineage), please visit the International Official Website of the Donghua Chan: www.donghuacha...
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(1) Awareness is essential for a practitioner to correctly abide in concentration;
(2) Different stages of training our awareness; and
(3) The relationship between awareness and the “self-nature”.
Note1: 道 (Eng. path; Skt. mārga, Ch. dao) is also commonly translated as the “way.” Unless the specific part within the five-path soteriological schema [Note2] is identified, the term “path” generally refers to the path or way to awakening (Skt. bodhi) from the perspective of the Small Vehicle or full enlightenment from the perspective of the Great Vehicle (Skt. Mahāyāna). “Path” with a capitalized “P” is adopted for indicating the path to awakening or full enlightenment in Buddhist teachings and “path” to refer to the generic meaning of “route,” footpath,” “trail,” etc.
Note2: Five-path soteriological schema: 資糧道 (Skt. saṃbhāramārga; Ch. zi liang dao ) is the path of accumulation, the first of the five-path soteriological schema, followed by the path of preparation (Skt. prayogamārga; Ch. 加行道 jiaxing dao), the path of perception (Skt. Darśanamārga; Ch. 見道 jian dao), the path of cultivation (Skt. Bhāvanāmārga; Ch. 修道 xiu dao), and the path of no more leaning (Sk. aśaikṣamārga; Ch. 無學道 wu xue dao).
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