Vague Overview or Detailed Expansion

In yesterday's article
The Suchness of the 6th Century | Yoshimi Suzuki
, I discussed

what is visible through technology
versus what is invisible in the master's technique

. I would like to think a little more about this issue.

Actually, regarding this issue, the Mohe Zhiguan, taught by the 6th-century Tiantai Master Zhiyi, offers an interesting perspective. In other words,

the Mohe Zhiguan itself
breaks down the wisdom of the Buddha

. Looking at this from the opposite side,

Zen sects like the Rinzai school
face the wisdom of the Buddha directly

. This is the corresponding approach.

The characteristics of both are that in the Mohe Zhiguan,

by breaking things down,
one does not enter a deviant path, but
one gets caught up in the details,

while in the Zen sects,

when facing the essence of Zen directly,
there is a danger of entering a deviant path.

This is the risk involved.

Now, I considered this kind of overall picture and detailed breakdown using the 'Three Thousand Realms in a Single Moment of Life' (Ichinen Sanzen), a major teaching of the Mohe Zhiguan. Roughly speaking, Ichinen Sanzen is

the teaching that three thousand worlds are contained within a single thought.

What is important here is

the meaning ofthree thousand.

In Buddhist scriptures and the like,

'three thousand worlds' representseverything.

In this case, 'three thousand' is

A large number

is a vague image. Thinking of it just like that, as a vague image of many worlds, is a way of thinking that emphasizes the big picture.

Now, in the "Maka Shikan" (Great Concentration and Insight), the Great Master Tiantai

Ten Suchnesses x Ten Worlds x Ten Worlds = One Thousand
The three of our perception, the world of sentient beings, and the world of the environment

expands the three thousand in a concrete way. Such an explanation, that even other people's minds and the environment of the land exist within one's own mind, deepens the understanding of the Buddha's wisdom.

However, such kind explanations in the Maka Shikan

carry the danger of stopping there.

I believe the ability to think about the expansion beyond this is important.

Please see the following for the ideas of the Maka Shikan.
Correspondence of Buddha's Wisdom | Yoshimi Suzuki