禅Hakuin Ekaku

proverb

All Beings Are Originally Buddha

Song of Zazen (Zazen Wasan)

Edo

Traditionally attributed

Text

All beings are originally Buddha, as water and ice — apart from water no ice, apart from beings no Buddha. How sad that beings seek afar and do not know what is at hand.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

Lineage: Rinzai

By Hakuin Ekaku

Sources

  • contentZen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan Practice

    Hori, Victor Sōgen

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