Eye of Law: Cheng Faguang · Life's Random Samplings

Author: Cheng Faguang
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The terms "Dharma Eye" and others like "enlightenment" and "perfection" originate from Buddhist terminology, referring to the eye of a Bodhisattva that illuminates all Dharma doors to rescue sentient beings from suffering. The Lower Scroll of the "Immeasurable Life Sutra" states: "The Dharma Eye observes, delves into the heart, and attains the Dharma Eye's correctness." In the early Song Dynasty, the "Dharma Eye School" flourished as one of the five schools of Chan Buddhism in China. However, it gradually declined in the mid-Song Dynasty, and the meaning of "Dharma Eye" evolved to specifically refer to keen and profound insight, as seen in The Story of the Scholars, where it is used to say: "My teacher has a Dharma Eye for literature. Since he has appreciated your son, he must be a talented individual to celebrate." Lu Xun also used this phrase in A Call to Arms: "Grandma Wang Jiuma, you are old and have seen much. It's better to let you old Dharma Eye take a look." The title of this album is "Dharma Eye," which, apart from the aforementioned meaning, also carries another significance: "Dharma Eye" refers to the eye of Faguang. "Dharma Eye" is the "Dharma Eye," representing the observations and insights of Faguang's eye into human emotions and the world.