禅Pŏmil

verse

Verse on Original Nature

Sagul-san School Transmission Records

Unified Silla

Traditionally attributed

Text

The autumn moon rises without invitation. The mountain stream flows without effort. Where is the original nature? Asking is already arriving.

license: public_domain

Attribution

Lineage: Seon

By Pŏmil

Sources

  • contentThe Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea — Robert E. Buswell

    Robert E. Buswell Jr.

    After Buswell, 'The Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea' (1989), ch. 3, on Beomil and the Sagul-san school; attributed verse from Korean Seon records

    Sagul-san School Transmission Records: Verse on Original Nature

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