# Essays in Zen Buddhism

Author: Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro, 1870-1966

Genre: Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71157

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Essays+in+Zen+Buddhism+Suzuki&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

and “dharma,” saying: “Dharmā eva prahātavyāḥ prāgevādharmāḥ.” And it is explained that this distinction comes from falsely asserting (_vikalpagrahaṇam_) the dualism of what is and what is not, while the one is the self-reflection of the other. You look into the mirror and finding an image thereon you take it for a reality, while the image is yourself and nobody else. The one who views the world thus, has the rightful view of it, ya evam pasyati sa samyakpasyati. Indeed, when he takes hold of _ekāgra_ (one-pointedness or oneness of things), he realises the state of mind in which his inner wisdom reveals itself (_svapratyātmāryajñānagocara_) and which is called the Tathāgatagarbha. In this...

## Chapters

- [chapter 4 (Chinese translation).](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-in-zen-buddhism-71157/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1, reference is also made to the transcending of both “adharma](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-in-zen-buddhism-71157/chapters/1/index.md)