眞言     True Words     眞言
唵嘛呢叭咪吽           Monthly Sutra, Mantra, and Chanting Practice           唵嘛呢叭咪吽

"An old master said, 'In the monk's hall, sit Zazen and so study the Way;
at a bright window, let the old teachings illumine the heart.'
For even if you say that you have understood, you must check and see whether it tallies
with the teachings of the Buddha and the sayings of the Ancestors, you must make sure
whether your understanding is genuine or not. Therefore never disregard the Buddha's Sutras
or the records of the Ancestors. They follow the traces of the teachings and forge the link of faith
in the great ocean of the Buddha-Dharma, thus constituting the motive force for training."
Master Daibi, The Discourse on the Inexhaustible Lamp of the Zen School