Bassui Tokushō

Bassui Tokushō (抜隊 得勝, 1327–1387) was a Rinzai Zen Master. Quotes Buddhas bear the same relation to sentient beings as water does to ice. Ice, like stone or brick, cannot flow. But when it melts it flows freely in conformity with its surroundings. So long as one remains in a state of delusion he is like ice. Upon realization he becomes as exquisitely free as water. And remember, there is no ice which does not return to water. So you will understand there is no difference between ordinary beings and Buddhas except for one thing - delusion. When it is dissolved they are identical. Source: Letter to the abbess of Shinryu-ji External links Category:Buddhist teachers Category:Philosophers from Japan Category:1320s births Category:1387 deaths Category:Zen Buddhist monks Category:Buddhists from Japan