Five Ranks of Lord and Vassal

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There is the apparent within the real; the real within the apparent; coming from within the real; arriving in mutual integration; arrival in unity. Five ranks, one lord — the names change, the lord does not.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Dongshan Liangjie

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Dongshan Liangjie

• Truth Outside Yourselfproverb
• Verses of the Five Ranksverse
• Five Ranks: The Verses of the Upright and the Inclinedverse
• Dongshan Crosses the Streamdialogue
• The Seamless Monumentdialogue

From Five Ranks

• Verses of the Five Ranks
• Five Ranks: The Verses of the Upright and the Inclined
• Host Within Host
• Five Ranks of Lord and Vassal (Wǔwèi Jūnchén)

Sources

• contentThe Book of Serenity: One Hundred Zen Dialogues

  Cleary, Thomas (trans.)