禅Dōgen

proverb

Mountains and Rivers Sutra

Kamakura

Traditionally attributed

Text

The blue mountains, the running rivers — these are not the setting for the sutra. They are the sutra. Those who can read in this way do not need a printed page.

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Dōgen

Sources

  • contentEihei Dogen: Mystical Realist

    Hee-Jin Kim

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