禅Sengai Gibon

proverb

Circle, Triangle, Square

Edo

Traditionally attributed

Text

I painted a circle, a triangle, and a square. Some called this the universe, the dharma, the Buddha. I called it: ink, ink, and a little more ink. The interpretation is the viewer's body.

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Attribution

Lineage: Rinzai

By Sengai Gibon

Sources

  • contentZen Buddhism: A History — Volume 2: Japan

    Heinrich Dumoulin

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