禅Gyeongheo Seongu

proverb

Cholera and the Mountain

Joseon

Traditionally attributed

Text

When the cholera came, I went into the village instead of the mountain. The mountain has been there a thousand years; it can wait. The dying cannot.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

license: cc_by

Attribution

Lineage: Seon

By Gyeongheo Seongu

Sources

  • contentThe Zen Monastic Experience — Robert E. Buswell

    Robert E. Buswell Jr.

    pp. 191–229

No per-field confidence has been recorded for this teaching yet. Treat individual claims with the caution appropriate to the source list below.

Attribution status: traditional — see editorial policy for what this means.

1 supporting citation on record (see Sources above).

Spot something wrong? Report an issue — please include a source so we can verify the correction.