June 18, 2005
Bibliography, Links, Resources
Riding the Ox - A Zen Parable
[Thanks to Naama for her suggestions.]
Buddhism
and Yungian Psychology. By J. Marvin Spiegelman and Miyuki
Mokusen.
New Falcon Publications, Reprint Edition 1995. 190 pages. ISBN:
1561841110.
Cloud Hands:
Taijiquan and Qigong Bibliography, links, quides, lessons,
quotes.
The Famous Ten Ox
Herding Pictures 35Kb
The
Eight Gates of Zen: A Program of Zen Training. By John Daido
Loori. Edited by
Bonnie Myotai Treace and Konrad Ryushin Marchaj. Boston, Shambhala,
2002.
270 pages. ISBN: 1570629528.
Eight
Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path. By Bhante
Henepola Gunaratana. Boston, Wisdom Publications, 2001. Index,
bibliography,
268 pages. ISBN: 0861711769. MGC. A clear and insightful
commentary on the
Eightfold Path of Buddhism. Refer also to the Eight
Precepts.
The Eight Ox Herding
Pictures - A Chan/Zen Allegory
The Famous Ten Ox
Herding Pictures. By Lilly Marie Johnson.
35Kb.
Herding the Ox
Emoyeni Retreat Center. 17Kb.
Meditation: Links, Bibliography, Resources, Quotes, Notes
The Ox
Herder: A Zen Parable Illustrated. By Stephanie Wada. Translated
by
Gen P. Sakamoto. George Braziller, 2002. 80 pages. ISBN:
0807615110.
10 color and 15 b/w illustrations.
Ox Herding Allegory:
Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Riding
the Ox Home: A History of Meditation from Shamanism to Science.
By Willard Johnson. Boston, Beacon Press, 1982. Index, bibliography,
262 pages. ISBN: 0807013056.
Riding
the Ox Home: Stages on the Path to Enlightenment. By John Daido
Loori.
Edited by Konrad Ryushin Marchaj. Boston, Shambhala, 2002. Glossary,
82 pages. MGC. ISBN: 157062951X.
Subject Search Terms: Eight Ox Herding Songs, Ox Herding Pictures, Ox Herding Parable,
Riding the Ox, Ten Ox Herding Songs, Zen Ox Parable.
The
Ten Ox Herding Pictures: Allegories for Our Practice. By Zen Master Ji
Bong. 17Kb.
The Ten Ox Herding
Pictures. Pictures and commentary by D. T. Suzuki, Manual of Zen
Buddhism.
Shubun's illustrations, 1450 CE.
The Ten Ox Herding Pictures. Pictures and commentary by D. T. Suzuki, Manual
of Zen Buddhism.
Shubun's illustrations, 1450 CE.
The Ten Ox Herding Pictures. Pictures and commentary by D. T. Suzuki, Manual
of Zen Buddhism.
Shubun's illustrations, 1450 CE.
The Ten Ox Herding Pictures. Pictures and commentary by D. T. Suzuki, Manual
of Zen Buddhism.
Shubun's illustrations, 1450 CE.
The Ten
Ox Herding Pictures D. T. Suzuki.
The Ten Ox Herding
Pictures. Verses composed by Kakuan Zenji. 11Kb.
Ten Ox Herding Pictures of Zen
Buddhism Pictures only.
Ten Ox
Herding Pictures with the Verses Composed by Kakuan Zenji. A Teisho by
Kubota Ji'un. 12Kb.
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. A
Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings. Compiled by Paul Reps and
Nyogen Senzaki. Boston, Shambhala, 1994. Tuttle, 1957. 285 pages -
Shambhala Pocket
Classics.
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Quotations
"Since the ninth century, students of Zen Buddhism have drawn a parallel
between the individual
path to enlightenment and the story of the herder and his missing ox. There are
10 stages in the
parable, beginning with the search for the ox, in which a boy is racked with
doubt because "Nothing
has been lost in the first place,/ So what is the use of searching?" In the
final stage, the boy
reappears as the Buddha of the Future, enlightened. The scroll reprinted here is
the oldest
known version of the Japanese Ten Oxherding Songs, dating to 1278, and the only
known
example with illustrations in color along with the calligraphy. An introduction
by Stephanie Wada,
associate curator of the Mary and Jackson Burke foundation (which holds the
manuscript) explains,
in scholarly terms, both the story and the origins of this scroll and its ten
circular drawings (one
for each song) and poems. Nothing she writes, however, can have the impact of
the eighth part
of the parable: with just a wide, empty circle from which both the boy and the
ox have vanished,
this stage indicates that the attachment to "self" and earthly things
has been relinquished. The
delicacy and unstudied precision of the calligraphy's brushwork furthers the
feeling. Even a Zen
novice can appreciate the message of this parable, lovingly inked more than 700
years ago."
- Publisher's Weekly. Review of The
Ox Herder.
"What is the Buddha Nature?"
Master Po-chang answered,
"It is like seeking for an ox while you are yourself on it."
The monk asked, "What use does knowing the ox serve?"
Master Po-chang answered,
"It is like going home riding on it."
Eight
Gates Along the Path: The Ox Taming Allegory
(With a Taijiquan
and Qigong
Emphasis)
"It
does not matter if you practice Taijiquan or Taiji sword, the final goal
remains
the same. You should understand that Taijiquan was created in a Daoist
monastery,
in which the final goal of spiritual cultivation was enlightenment. In
order to reach
this stage, you must first ponder, seek out and comprehend the meaning of
life. To
reach this understanding of life, you must continue to challenge yourself, and
master
your emotional mind. Self-mastery is the necessary prerequisite for
understanding."
- Yang, Jwing-Ming, "Taiji Sword - Classical Yang Style," 1999,
p. 18.
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