Simple Discussion on Dzogchen

• bohiruci

  23 Mar 09, 11:27

  This is not going to be some experience talk on Dzogchen

  It is just a background discussion on the definition and open source to Dzogchen

  There is a chinese Buddhism Forum which suggest the use of Dzogchen is not appropriate as Dzogchen is a different meaning and does not mean Great Perfection

   

   

• mikaelz

  6 Apr 09, 22:11

  Dzogchen isn't Chinese.. its Tibetan with Indian origin. why would they say that?

• An Eternal Now

  6 Apr 09, 23:32

  Yes, it's origins are from India.

  There are Chinese Dzogchen teachers, but Dzogchen is basically taught only in the Tibetan Buddhism tradition and not Chinese Mahayana. This is what it meant.

• An Eternal Now

  7 Apr 09, 15:57

  Sorry, misread your post. Good question.

  I think there are Dzogchen teachers in China. I have found Dzogchen articles and books in Chinese before.

  But I wonder what they concluded in the forum.

• bohiruci

  8 Apr 09, 18:55

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  SubhÅ«ti knew the thought conceived in ÅšÄ�riputra’s mind, and he spoke to ÅšÄ�riputra, saying: “Whatever the Buddha’s disciples may venture to teach, all is [through] the Buddha’s power. For what reason? That dharma taught by the Buddha, they have trained in it, they are able to realize the nature of dharma. Having realized [it] they proclaim and teach [it], and none of it is contrary to the nature of dharma, by way of the power of the nature of dharma.”
  
  a good read to those to understand what dzogchen could be like ...