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ID23641 - Chương : Bát vu
dictionaryEN : ENCYCLOPEDIA of CAODAISM - B
Tác Giả : Lê Kim Liên - Từ Chơn
ID23641 - Chương : Bát vu
dictionaryEN : ENCYCLOPEDIA of CAODAISM - B
Tác Giả : Lê Kim Liên - Từ Chơn
Bát vu
Bát vu
| 缽盂 |
| The begging bowl. |
According to Chinese legend, when the Fifth Patriarch, Hongren made his disciple, Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch, he passed the robe and begging bowl as the symbol of Dharma Seal to Huineng.
The robe and begging bowl are believed to have been Buddha's belongings and were passed down to Huineng, who was the last Patriarch to keep them. Therefore, Caodaism uses the begging bowl as the symbol of Buddhism.
