Title: Master's Teachings
Writen: 5/14/05
Word Count: 100
Rating: T for language
Notes: Inspired by Sanzo's twisted view of the Buddhist teaching "If you meet the Buddha..." I took a class on Buddhism before I saw the anime, and this is almost extactly what I thought when I saw episode 11.
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"Embrace nothing. If you meet the Buddah, kill the Buddha. If you meet your father, kill your father. Free of everything, you are bound by nothing. Live your life as it is."

Actually, I had heard those words… Well, somewhat. I read a book on Buddhism once while I was living in the orphanage.

'If you meet the Buddah, kill the Buddha' actually is a metaphor for achieving nirvana. It means 'don't hold to the teaching of Buddha because what got him to nirvana might not be what gets you there'.

Trust Sanzo to FUCK it up, though.

Dense fucker.
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