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運水搬柴

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to carry water and haul firewood

Senses:

  • A phrase in the Chan school 禪宗 made popular by the Layman Pang 龐居士, which is used to express the fact that the most mundane daily tasks can be the locus of perfectly enlightened activity. 〔龐居士語錄、Z. vol. 120 p. 55a9–11 and 71a7–8.〕 〔人天眼目 T 2006.48.329b7〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 74c

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 814

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 95d

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2010-06-05