'Jyhi - mercy' Zen lecture

'Jyhi - mercy' Zen lecture by Giken Oshyo




'Jyhi -mercy'

Jyhi, mercy means deep affection. Avalokitesvara -Kwannon represents deep affection of Buddha. Most of Kwannon statues look like mother’s form in Japan. That is the reason why mother’s affection for their children is pure and close to Buddha’s mercy. And further, offering this pure affection to the world is called Jyhi.

Originally, Jyhi was the word of which Maitry and Karuna in the Buddhism teaching were combined. In ancient India, Maitry meant deep friendship and Karuna meant a groan in Hindi. Buddha’s mercy is the affection that we stand on other person's situation and communicate to them wholeheartedly.

Can we understand other person's agonies and sufferings? Can we recognize the wounded groaning? We will be able to grasp them if we have the same experience of others. We call the affection that understands other person's sufferings, "Karna".
Let’s think about the matters on the same situation of other person especially in some volunteer works, welfare, some relief works, some bullying problems and so on.

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