A Buddha from Korea THE ZEN TEACHINGS OF T’AEGO Translated with commentary by J.C. CLEARY SHAMBHALA BOSTON & SHAFTESBURY 1988Shambhala Publications, Inc. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02115 The Old School House The Courtyard, Bell Street Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8BP © 1988 by J. C. Cleary All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo- copying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval sys- tem, without permission in writing from the publisher. 987654321 FIRST EDITION Printed in the United States of America Distributed in the United States by Random House and in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd. Distributed in the United Kingdom by Element Books Ltd. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pou Kuksa, 1301-1382. A Buddha from Korea. Translation of: T’aego Hwasang orok. 1. Zen Buddhism—Doctrines—FEarly works to 1800. I. Cleary, J. C. (Jonathan Christopher) _ II. Title. BQ9268.P6713 1988 294.3'927 88-17479 ISBN 0-87773-453-4 (pbk.)PREFACE CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS T’aego’s World The Buddhist Spectrum Korea and East Asia The Mongol Period T’aego’s Life Collected Sayings of T’aego 1. o 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. OID op oo po Public and Private . Over the Peak with Colored Clouds . Stop Asking . A Zen Story A Talk to the Mighty . The Supreme Truth . Making the Nation Great . Returning Home to Three Corners Mountain . Entry into Phoenix Cliff Zen Temple on Mount Huiyang Entry into Precious Forest Zen Temple on Mount Kaji Entry into Shining Source Zen Temple on Mount Chassi How to Meditate with Zen Cases The Mind-Ground This Work Is Very Subtle v xi xv 26 47 64 79 79 82 83 85 86 90 92 96 97 97 98 98 101 104