An Ancient Master once said...
Self-Cultivation has no other method;
It requires but knowledge of the Way.
If the Way can only be known
Birth and death at once will end
Ch'an began with the historical Buddha, Sakyamuni, when in his "now" famous “Flower Sermon.”
One day the Buddha took his seat before his assembled monks and, instead of speaking, remained silent while holding a single flower aloft in his hand.
Of those assembled, only one disciple Mahakashyapa (Sanskrit: “Great Kashyapa”), understood the meaning of the Buddha’s actions.
The Buddha publicly recognized Mahakashyapa’s realization and he, in turn, passed the wordless teaching along to his disciples.
Eventually the transmission passed to Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma transmitted his Mind-Seal of Dharma to China: " When Master is pointing out the Mind directly, you discover your own Original Nature is no different from Buddha's"
The Teaching given by Bodhidharma to his Dharma Heir, the Second Patriarch Hui Ko (487-593), also known as Sheng Kwang is"
"Drop all discursive thoughts and all attachments. Rest your mind. Like a wall, don't be influenced by internal and external factors; only then, can you enter the Buddhist Path."
According to earlier translators "Ch'an derives its name from the Chinese term channa, an attempted transliteration of the Sanskrit term dhyana (meditation, concentration)"
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