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December 16, 2009
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About
- Zen teachers sometimes use the Ten Ox Herding Pictures to describe the path of awakening. Within this metaphorical framework, the ox symbolizes the secretive, unruly human mind.
- This weblog reflects my ongoing struggle with the ox. You can reach me (Barry Briggs) at oxherding [at] mac.com.
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- I’m truly grateful to everyone who leaves a comment on this blog. Even though many comments are generous and thoughtful, I’m often unable to respond to each one individually. Thank you for your understanding.
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American Zen
- Kwan Um School of Zen (Korean Zen)
Root Teacher: Zen Master Seung Sahn - Pacific Zen Institute (Japanese Zen)
Root Teacher: John Tarrant, Roshi - Zen Peacemaker Order (Japanese Zen)
Root Teacher: Bernie Glassman, Roshi - Unified Buddhist Church (Vietnamese Zen)
Root Teacher: Thich Nhat Hanh - San Francisco Zen Center (Japanese Soto)
Root Teacher: Shunryu Suzuki, Roshi - Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association (Chinese Chan)
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Root Teacher: Reverend Master Jiyu Kennet - White Plum Asanga (Japanese Soto & Rinzai)
Root Teacher: Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi, Roshi
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Thanks!
- I extend grateful appreciation to my daughter, Susie, who designed these sites; my wife, Susann, who daily calls me into relationship; Zen Master Seung Sahn, for crossing the ocean; and Zen Master Ji Bong, for patience over many years.
- May we together attain enlightenment and save all beings from suffering.
Copyright
- (c) 2008-2010, Barry Briggs. All Rights Reserved. Fair use permitted.
Finding the Ox
- Expressive Ox Herding
Modern version by Max Gimblett at the Japan Society. - New Ox Herding Drawings
A new set of drawings (and poems!) by Lynette Monteiro. This link takes you to the first of the ten images. - Cowgirl Ox Herding
A wonderful, country-western version of the traditional images from Maria Kannon Zen Center. - Poems on the Ox Herding Pictures
New poems by Zen Master Daehaeng. This link takes you to the first five poems. The second five poems were published on this site a few days later. - Talk on the Ox Herding Pictures
This is the first of a three-part talk on the Ox Herding Pictures by Shinjin Young. - Ox Herding Pictures
Images from the outer walls of a hall at Songgwangsa Temple in Korea. (PDF file) - Ox Herding Pictures
In Asia, the Ox Herding Pictures are commonly painted on the exterior of temple buildings. This beautiful set is from Mu Sang Sah, a temple in the mountains of Korea. - Ox Herding Pictures by Shubun
A classic version, in the public domain. - Ox Herding Pictures by Yokoo Tatsuhiko
A beautiful version, painted in the early 1990s. - Ox Herding Pictures
Traditional version, artist unknown. - Ox Herding Pictures
Traditional version, artist unknown. - Ox Herding Pictures
Photographs of a beautifully-painted version. Artist unknown. - Ox Herding Pictures by James Breslin
Modern, personal version. - Talk on the Ox Herding Pictures
Talk by Zen Master Ji Bong.
Interesting Sites
- 108 Zen Books
- 21awake
- A Raft
- A Sacred Friendship
- Aging As A Spiritual Practice
- American Buddhist Net
- American Buddhist Perspective
- An Appropriate Response
- Anchors and Masts
- Angry Asian Buddhist
- Babaloo Bonzai's Zen Soup
- Barbara's Buddhism Blog
- Beginner's Mind
- Bookbird
- Buddha Space
- Buddha Torrents
- Buddha Warrior
- BuddhaFrog's Zone
- Buddhist Art News
- Chad Kelderman
- Chan Poetry
- Cheerio Road
- Clear Mind Zen
- d'autre
- Dangerous Harvests
- Desolation Alley
- Dhamma Musings
- Dharma Folk
- Dogen and the Shobogenzo
- DQ's Windmill
- Dukkha Girl
- Echo of the Dharma
- Echoes of the Name
- Ecological Buddhism Blog
- Existential Buddhist
- Smilin' Buddha Cabaret
- firefly hall
- Flatbed Sutra
- Fly Like A Crow
- From the Lone Oak
- Full Contact Enlightenment
- genkaku-again
- HappiForever and the Hungry Ghosts
- Hardcore Zen
- Hey Bro! Can You Spare Some Change?
- Inklings
- Intense City
- Jade Mountains
- Jayarava's Raves
- John Small. Photos.
- Just 1 Foot in Yellow
- Just This
- Killing the Buddha
- Lassie & Timmy
- Life Is Like That
- Lotus in the Mud
- Luminous Heart
- Mind Deep
- Monkey Mind
- Mud and Lotus
- Musings
- No Zen In The West
- Non-Duality Cartoons
- Notes from a Burning House
- Notes in Samsara
- Nothing Exists, Despite Appearances
- Nothing to Attain
- One Day At A Time
- One Time, One Meeting
- One World At A Time
- Open Buddha
- Open Palm Zendo
- Pacific Northwest Seasons
- Perspectives
- Precious Metal
- Puerhan
- Random Thoughts
- Rev. Danny Fisher
- Sacred Texts
- Shambhala SunSpace
- Slipping Glimpser
- Slow Zen
- Somewhere in Dhamma
- Sweep the dust. Push the dirt.
- Sweeping Zen
- Sweeping Zen
- Sweetcake Enso
- The Big Old Oak Tree
- The Buddha Project
- The Buddhist Blog
- The Buddhist Channel
- The Dalai Grandma
- The Jizo Chronicles
- The Possible Way
- The Shobogenzo Koan Workshop
- The Wheel of Dharma
- The Worst Horse
- The Zen Community
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- Think Buddha
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- Tricycle Editor's Blog
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- Zenfant's Home for Dirty Dharma
- Zenosaurus
Wow, genius picture!
Posted by: Uku | December 16, 2009 at 01:57 PM
Thanks Barry! What I love about this picture is the sign's proximity to the enormous Buddha statue (Daibutsu) at Todai-ji. If it was a translation error I thought it a beautifully apt one.
Posted by: John Small | December 17, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Thanks, John!
Posted by: Barry Briggs | December 23, 2009 at 01:07 PM