Hi, Self introduction

namelessness SG

Hi All,

Glad to join this forum. I was introduced here by a friend.
I'm from Taipei and I practice An-Xiang Ch'an.
Hope to have nice discussions with you all.
However, please tolerate my poor English.

My best,

-Namelessness

An Eternal Now SG

Hi, welcome to the forum Smile Hope to see your postings Smile

By the way have not heard an xiang chan, can you tell me more about it? Also who is your master?

namelessness SG

It's translated as AN-HSIANG CH'AN or AN-XIANG CH'AN from Chinese ÀËâW.
Can I post the link here? The web site is in Chinese though.

My master is Mr. Keng Yun.

An Eternal Now SG

No prob Smile Post any links you like.

sgboy2004 SG

welcome welcome Very Happy

namelessness SG

Thanks.

Here it is: AN-HSIANG CH'AN

However, I don't speak for AN-HSIANG CH'AN. I only speak for myself.
My experience is still very limited. Your advice is mostly appreciated. (¿½½w³)

An Eternal Now SG

Thanks for the link, it is most interesting.

By the way do you know the English name for 'an hsing chan'?

namelessness SG

I don't think it has one yet. I'm not sure.
You can contact [email protected] about it.

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sinweiy SG

'an hsing' as in 'resting in peaceful' ? Normally said to a dying person. ?

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An Eternal Now SG

Sorry typo, it is An Hsiang:

namelessness SG

Hi sinweiy,

Nice to see you here. I think we'd met at E-Sangha, right?

As for your question, I don't think there is a word can really represent its meaning either in Chinese or English. 'An-Hsiang' may be the closest one in Chinese that means peace and composure. It's originated from the Lotus Sutra:

At that time the World-Honored One calmly arose from his samadhi

Where 'calmly' was translated from 'An-Hsiang'. In the Chinese version, the symbol 'Hsiang' has a 'yen' side that means spoken words. My master said that if we talk too much then it's impossible to be 'An-Hsiang'. So he changed it to 'heart' side as you can see from the above image posted by An Eternal Now, thanks to him, by the way.

sinweiy SG

Originally posted by namelessness:

Hi sinweiy,

Nice to see you here. I think we'd met at E-Sangha, right?

As for your question, I don't think there is a word can really represent its meaning either in Chinese or English. 'An-Hsiang' may be the closest one in Chinese that means peace and composure. It's originated from the Lotus Sutra:

[b]At that time the World-Honored One calmly arose from his samadhi

Where 'calmly' was translated from 'An-Hsiang'. In the Chinese version, the symbol 'Hsiang' has a 'yen' side that means spoken words. My master said that if we talk too much then it's impossible to be 'An-Hsiang'. So he changed it to 'heart' side as you can see from the above image posted by An Eternal Now, thanks to him, by the way.

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i understand what you are saying. Smile
btw, it seems to me that it's a "shi" radical with a dot on top rather than a 'xin' radical. right?

http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=radicals

ps: yes, i notice you there too. Wink

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Amituofo!

namelessness SG

Embarassed Oops, you're right. It's 'shi' not 'xin'.
And thanks for the link. Now I know it's called 'radical'.
No wonder my cousin sent all his children to Singapore to study.
You guys' Chinese is as good as English. Shocked

sinweiy SG

i think you are just careless. Cool i'm also careless too at time.

Depending, for me, listening to both is good. But my writing and reading in chinese is very weak. Prefer to write and read in english instead. And i prefer talking in chinese than in english.

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Amituofo!