From Huayan to Zen Buddhism

In this video lecture, Prof Van Norden explains the Huayan Buddhist teaching that "one is all and all is one" as illustrated by the "Essay on the Golden Lion" of Fazang, and how this leads to Zen Buddhism. Zoom lecture recorded 24 March 2021.

Previous Lecture: Buddhism: All Is One,    • Buddhism:  One Is All  
Following Lecture: Zen Practice: Sex, Kung Fu, and Kōans,    • Zen Practice: Sex, Kung fu, and Kōans  

Part 1: Fazang, “Essay on the Golden Lion”
0:50 Background and Overview of the Golden Lion
7:52 Dependent Arising: The Statue Exists Because of Causes
10:35 Emptiness of Appearances: There Is No Lion
14:27 All Is One, and One Is All
15:55 Two Metaphors: Lion Statue and Rafter
17:34 Another Metaphor: The Pattern of Indra’s Net

Part 2: From Huayan to Zen
19:42 The Zen Monk and the Hotdog Vendor
22:28 The Relationship of Huayan to Zen
30:06 The Platform Sutra: The Two Poems
43:52 The Platform Sutra: Major Themes
46:53 The Platform Sutra: Stability and Insight
49:33 The Platform Sutra: Susbtance and Function
51:47 The Platform Sutra: The Lamp Metaphor
57:23 The Platform Sutra: Among Phenomena Yet Separate from Them

1:05:01 Lecture Overview