Definition
Reading: Seigen Gyōshi / Reading (ZH): Qīngyuán Xíngsī
青原行思 (Qingyuan Xingsi) was a Zen monk in the Tang Dynasty. Qingyuan Xingsi is read as "Seigen Gyoshi" in Japanese. He was one of the excellent students of the Sixth Patriarch, Huineng. He did not like to make speeches or argue with others. He practiced Zen in his daily life. Later, the Soto school and other big groups came from his line.
Q&A
- Q: Why did Qingyuan Xingsi choose "the market price of rice" for his answer?
- A: Because the price of rice is our "real life" itself. It also shows the truth that always changes. The truth of Buddhism is not fixed knowledge in old books. The price of rice changes every day because of the harvest and the needs of people. In the same way, the truth is a living fact. It always moves within our relationships with other things.
