禅Huangbo Xiyun

proverb

Six Realms, One Mind

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

Heaven, hell, animal, hungry ghost, human, demigod — six realms, one mind. The mind that wakes from one to the next is the same mind in different clothes.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

Lineage: Linji

By Huangbo Xiyun

Sources

  • contentThe Kōan: Texts and Contexts in Zen Buddhism

    Heine, Steven & Dale S. Wright (eds.)

    pp. 3–28

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