” Three Mysteries “
Sanmitsu
Kôbô Daishi Rokuparamitsu temple – Kyôto
We becomes Buddha by requesting the Buddha
Request the Buddhas, take refuge in the Three Jewels are the first steps of the practice. The approach which makes it possible to become Buddha in this life, consists in becoming aware that at the bottom of our heart is the heart of Buddha to wake up the pure heart of Bodhi, to respect the precepts of Bodaishin kai, and to practice the teaching of the four benefits and the ten beneficial acts. It is the way of Sokushin Jôboutsu
The direct way for that, consists in practicing the marvelous asceticism of the Three Mysteries. It is to achieve the gestures of Buddha with the hands ” mûdra ” to recite the words of Buddha by formulating the prayers, ” shingon ” ( mantra in Sanskrit), to carry out the heart of Buddha while returning calms the spirit and by purifying it of its thoughts in the concentration ” ” (Samadhi).
The acts, the words and the thoughts of the men produce the causes of the karma which connect them perpetually. On the other hand those of the Buddha are pure and free without attachment they are called ” Three Mysteries ” – (sanmitsu)
When we make mûdra , we execute the symbolic gestures of the Buddha, while repeating shingons, we pronounce the symbolics words of the Buddha as a practitioner concentration we join our spirit to the Buddha spirit.
The power of the Three Mysteries of the Buddha purifies the words, the gestures and the acts of the men, so, the man can quickly become one, with the Buddha.
Teaching says that ” when this purification of the Three Mysteries (Sanmitsu-kaji) is obtained, the demonstration /manifestation is fast “.
What means ” Kaji “? Which report between the Buddha and the men who request it? About which
kind of deepening of the faith is it? It is a very subtle question concerning the religious practice. Kûkai explains that ” Kaji “. Mean the great compassion of Buddha and the faith of the practicing peoples. Means that the light of Buddha is reflected in the heart as on water, it is ” Ka; the heart of the practitioner receives the light of the Buddha, it is ” Ji “.
If the practitioner meditates well on this truth, the Three Mysteries influence it and the three aspects of Buddha appear in its body, it reaches the illumination thus quickly. When we request, the alleviated heart, with a major faith by achieving the gestures of Buddha, by repeating its words and while thinking of him in the heart, its great compassion penetrates us and our heart becomes one with him. But all depends on the purity of our faith. For example, the clear full moon shines in the sky, but if water is not pure or if it is agitated, she cannot be reflected clearly. So on the other hand, water is calm and pure, the moon is reflected clearly such as it is in the sky. It exactly similar when our heart is neither disturbed, nor is subjected to the attachment and that we request the Buddha with a major faith; the light of the great compassion of the Buddha enters deeply in us; our heart is purified and becomes the heart of Buddha. Therefor, we say the men can quickly come Buddha.
They are three kind of level of achievement of state of Buddha
- Rigou (reasoning)
- Kaji (purification)
- Keridokou (demonstration)
- The first one is the understanding that the man have by its nature, the heart of Buddha, the quality of Buddha
- The second is the purification of its gesture its word and its thought in himself put under the influence of Buddha
- The third is the perfect demonstration of body of Buddha having a sharp intelligence and a large compassion.
In other words, there is initially the potentiality to become Buddha, then the means of purification accelerated by the influence of the practice of the Three Mysteries and finally, the complete realization of the state of Buddha
These Three Mysteries make it possible to the men to become Buddha in this existence.
Rev Yûkai
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