- Chapter One: Prologue
- Chapter Two: Doctrine
- Chapter Three: Practice
- Chapter Four: The Way of Humanity
- Chapter Five: Cause and Effect
- Chapter Six: Doubts Clarified
- Chapter Seven: The Principle of the Nature
- Chapter Eight: Buddhahood
- Chapter Nine: Sending on Spirits in Transition
- Chapter Ten: Belief and Dedication
- Chapter Eleven: Maxims
- Chapter Twelve: Exemplary Acts
- Chapter Thirteen: On the Order
- Chapter Fourteen: Prospects
- Chapter Fifteen: Entrusting
Dictionary
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Two: Doctrine
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One of his disciples asked, “What is the difference between worshiping the buddha image and worshiping Il-Won-Sang?” The Founding Master answered, “Worshiping the buddha image has meaning only as his descendant disciples’ commemoration of and reverence for the Buddha’s character. But the meaning of worshiping Il-Won-Sang is indeed wide and great. Rather than revering the Buddha’s character alone as the object of faith, we revere and have faith in all things in the universe as if they were the buddha, and seek in them the origins of our transgressions and merits, suffering and happiness. Also, we take Il-Won-Sang as the model for our practice, and aim to develop character that is as perfect as Il-Won-Sang. This generally is the difference.”
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Two: Doctrine
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One of his disciples asked, “What is the difference between worshiping the buddha image and worshiping ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t-Sangitb_t?” The Founding Master answered, “Worshiping the buddha image has meaning only as his descendant disciples’ commemoration of and reverence for the Buddha’s character. But the meaning of worshiping ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t-Sangitb_t is indeed wide and great. Rather than revering the Buddha’s character alone as the object of faith, we revere and have faith in all things in the universe as if they were the buddha, and seek in them the origins of our transgressions and merits, suffering and happiness. Also, we take ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t-Sangitb_t as the model for our practice, and aim to develop character that is as perfect as ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t-Sangitb_t. This generally is the difference.”
