禅Taego Bou

proverb

King and Monk

Goryeo

Traditionally attributed

Text

The king came to ask about the dharma. I said: take off the crown for an hour, and your question will answer itself. He laughed; I laughed. The hour passed, and we both stood up changed.

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Attribution

Lineage: Taego Order

By Taego Bou

Sources

  • contentTracing Back the Radiance: Chinul's Korean Way of Zen — Robert E. Buswell

    Robert E. Buswell Jr.

    pp. 17–97

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