禅Guishan Lingyou

proverb

After Death, a Water Buffalo

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

When this old monk dies, I will be reborn as a water buffalo at the foot of the mountain. The buffalo will have my name on its flank, and you will not be confused about who is teaching you.

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Attribution

Lineage: Caodong

By Guishan Lingyou

Sources

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

    Andy Ferguson

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