proverb

Do Not Fear Doubt

Muromachi

Traditionally attributed

Text

Doubt is the lamp; certainty is the candlestick. Without the lamp, the candlestick is decorative. Without the candlestick, the lamp burns the floor. Carry both.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

license: cc_by

Attribution

Lineage: Rinzai

By Bassui Tokusho

Sources

  • contentZen Buddhism: A History — Volume 2: Japan

    Heinrich Dumoulin