禅Gasan Joseki

proverb

Hidden Temple

Kamakura

Traditionally attributed

Text

A temple hidden in the trees teaches you to walk in. A temple at the head of the road teaches you to walk past. The dharma is in either, depending on the kind of legs you arrive on.

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Gasan Joseki

Sources

  • contentSōtō Zen in Medieval Japan

    William M. Bodiford

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