禅Baizhang Niepan

proverb

Nirvana, a Name

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

Nirvana is a name. Do not put on the name as a robe. Sit in the body that wears no name, and you will find what the word was pointing to.

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Attribution

Lineage: Linji

Sources

  • contentZen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings

    Andy Ferguson

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