- 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 Ten: Belief and Dedication
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While the Founding Master was giving a dharma discourse, Kim Chŏnggak sat in the front row, dozing. The Master scolded her, saying, “The sight of you dozing in front of me is as ugly as a water buffalo.” Hearing the Master, Chŏnggak immediately rose to her feet, did four prostrations, and smiled. The Founding Master said, “Through the years I have scolded Chŏnggak so often that she could easily have become estranged from me, but her faith never wavered. She is someone who would follow me whether she lives or dies.” Then, he added, “If there are things a disciple can’t say to the teacher or a teacher can’t say to the disciple, then theirs is not a perfect teacher-disciple relationship.”
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Ten: Belief and Dedication
14
While the Founding Master was giving a dharma discourse, Kim Chŏnggak sat in the front row, dozing. The Master scolded her, saying, “The sight of you dozing in front of me is as ugly as a water buffalo.” Hearing the Master, Chŏnggak immediately rose to her feet, did four prostrations, and smiled. The Founding Master said, “Through the years I have scolded Chŏnggak so often that she could easily have become estranged from me, but her faith never wavered. She is someone who would follow me whether she lives or dies.” Then, he added, “If there are things a disciple can’t say to the teacher or a teacher can’t say to the disciple, then theirs is not a perfect teacher-disciple relationship.”
