Note f39 — ZEN AS CHINESE INTERPRETATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

The Pali text that will correspond to this Chinese Sutra in the Dīrgha-Āgama is the Kevaddha Sutta, but the passage quoted here is missing. See also the Lohicca (Lou-chê) and Sāmañña-phala in the Chinese Āgamas, in which the Buddha tells how essential the life of a recluse is to the realisation of enlightenment and the destruction of the evil passions. Constant application, earnest concentration, and vigilant watchfulness—without these no Buddhists are ever expected to attain the end of their lives.