Good evening!
Dogen, in his Genjōkōan, Realizing Universal Truth, says,
Those who are awakened to delusions are the awakened ones (buddhas);
those who are deluded in awakening are common sentient
beings (putthu-janas). There are those who are awakened
further upon awakening; there are those who are deluded
further in delusions.
The Buddha himself said that the Awakened Way is the “come-see”
(ehi-passika) way. So, anyone who comes and practices genuinely
can see awakening. Please sit, breathe, stay solid, strong, and serene,
and see your minds becoming solid, strong, and serene in pure peace
and prognosis.
Those who are awakened further upon awakening are Bodhisattvas,
attaining nirvana and nectar (amtṛa, ambrosia, immortality), living
in the Brahma-abode. Those who are deluded further in delusions
are hungry ghosts and fighting devils, undergoing samsara and
suffering living in the Hell-world.
2/22/13
Note:
Putthu-jana (Pali) is construed as pṛthu-jana (mass/common births,
Sanskrit, 凡夫) and pṛthak-jana (separately born, Sanskrit, 異生).
Brahama-abode is also called Limitless-abode with friendship (慈: ji),
compassion (悲: hi), bliss (喜: ki), and equanimity (捨: sha) (Pali: upekhā,
Sanskrit: upekṣā, lit. Disregarding, renouncing).
