禅Chuzan Ryoun

verse

Death Verse of Chuzan Ryoun

Sōtō Branch-Temple Records (Muromachi)

Muromachi Period Japan

Traditionally attributed

Text

Eighty-two years, a middling peak. Neither summit nor valley had my name. The practice does not need a famous place — wherever you sit, it is already the center.

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Chuzan Ryoun

From Sōtō Branch-Temple Records (Muromachi)

Sources

  • contentZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation

    Zen project editorial

    Attributed death verse; regional Sōtō temple records

    Sōtō Branch-Temple Records (Muromachi): Death Verse of Chuzan Ryoun

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