A Painting of a Rice Cake Cannot Satisfy Hunger

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A painting of a rice cake cannot satisfy hunger.

license: public_domain

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Xiangyan Zhixian

Lineage: Guiyang

By Xiangyan Zhixian

• Kyogen Mounts the Treekoan
• Proceed From The Top Of The Polekoan
• The Sound of Bamboodialogue
• Tile Striking the Bambooproverb
• A Man Up a Treeproverb

From Traditional Zen Proverbs

• Landscape of Spring
• Entering the Forest
• Bamboo Shadows
• Scoop Up Water
• Wild Geese Reflection
• A Thousand Mountains
• Ride Your Horse
• Cast Off What Has Been Realized
• Blue Mountains
• Dense Bamboo Forest

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Attributed to Xiangyan Zhixian; Jingde Chuandenglu

  Traditional Zen Proverbs: A Painting of a Rice Cake Cannot Satisfy Hunger