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ut also in conferring the permission to read a text
(lung), and most important, in the explanation (tri).
d. A False Guru:
i. One who knows the Hinayana Tipitaka (for instance a
monk of the Theravada), but who at the same time
rebukes the Mahayana. Such is a kind of false guru and
not a Hinayana guru in the sense of our book, not a
Hinayana-in-triyana teacher!
ii. Next is one who recognizes both the sutras of the
Hinayana and of the Mahayana but criticizes the
esoteric Vajrayana. He is also a false guru, according to
our whole system.
iii. Following from the last is one who knows the three
yanas but speaks harshly about Chan—he is again false.
Mr. Chen then recognized that language difficulties
have in the past been responsible for many
misunderstandings between different schools.
"Now," he said, "there are many translations and
this excuse is hardly valid any longer. Despite this,
our age has many false gurus of the above three
types and it is indeed difficult to find a real one."
iv. The last knows the three yanas and has a knowledge
of Chan but his defect is to keep some "Mouth Chan."
For lack of realization in this respect, we must also label
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