Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Sheng-yen
Born: December 4, 1930
Died: February 3, 2009 (aged 78)
Bio: Sheng Yen was a Chinese Buddhist monk, a religious scholar, and one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji Yixuan in the Linji school and a third-generation dharma heir of Hsu Yun.
Known for:
- The method of no-method (2008)
- Hoofprint of the ox (2001)
- Subtle wisdom (2005)
- Song of mind (2004)