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The Bhumis in Mahayana

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Sensei Mui

The Ten Ox Herding pictures are said to represent the ten stages, also called The Ten Bodhisattva Bhumi. They are said to be the ten stages on the Mahayana bodhisattva’s path of awakening. The Sanskrit term bhumi means “ground” or … Continue reading →

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The Bhumis in the Pali Canon 

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Sensei Mui

  The Ox Herding Pictures,  Japanese: jugyu, Chinese: shíniú, are well known to Zen. It exemplifies the stages of the path according to Zen. The pictures first appeared in their present form, as drawn by the Chinese Chan (Zen) master … Continue reading →

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