禅Daitetsu Sōrei

verse

Death Verse of Daisetsu Sōrei

Denpōan Records

Muromachi Period Japan

Traditionally attributed

Text

Seventy-five years walking this ground. I found no secret in any corner. Gasan's face fills the whole hall; I blow out the lamp and join the brightness.

license: public_domain

Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Daitetsu Sōrei

From Denpōan Records

Sources

  • contentZen Editorial Overlay - Originals Curation

    Zen project editorial

    Attributed death verse; Denpōan records; cf. Bodiford, Sōtō Zen in Medieval Japan, p. 105

    Denpōan Records: Death Verse of Daisetsu Sōrei

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