Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

(c) Correct this one! These people (the fourth group) do
not believe in Buddhism at all. They just get hold of a
bit of Chan terminology, talk about "living Zen" or
practicing Zen in daily life, or again hear something of
Tantric vajra-love. They leave aside the precepts and go
so far as to deny the Hinayana, calling them "heretics"
or "non-Buddhists." Such persons are not Buddhists and
they just thoroughly mistake Chan and the Tantras.
"In your country," said the yogi, referring to the
listener and transcriber, "it is good, for Hinayana
(Pali Canon and Theravada) is established."
Where there is Hinayana, the Vinaya will be observed.
This means that the other silas of the lay-people are well
kept. And the basic five precepts are, after all, for the
good of oneself and others. Such Buddhists will not
treat Christians as enemies or vehemently deny the
limited truths of Christianity. It is certain that Buddhists
like this will not do as the fourth type of person: the
latter does not care to know, but the former will have
thoroughly investigated and practiced the preparations
necessary prior to taking up Vajrayana or Chan.
Then the listener offered an evaluation of the
various heaven-and-man yanas to Mr. Chen. He
said, "Of all these, Confucianism is perhaps best the
basis for Buddhism and Buddhists may accept 95%
of its teachings. Notably, animal sacrifice is the only
thing we must reject as against the teachings of the
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