禅Fenyang Shanzhao

proverb

Three Statements of Fenyang

Song

Traditionally attributed

Text

When the host is the host, the guest is the guest. When the host is the guest, the guest is the host. When neither is host nor guest, dinner has begun.

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Attribution

Lineage: Linji

Sources

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

    Andy Ferguson

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