proverb

Three Mountains, One House

Trần Dynasty

Traditionally attributed

Text

On Yên Tử there are three peaks. The Trúc Lâm school stands on all three at once. A teaching that fits only one peak is not yet a teaching.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

Lineage: Trúc Lâm

By Trần Nhân Tông

Sources

  • contentCuong Tu Nguyen — medieval Vietnamese Buddhism scholarship

    Cuong Tu Nguyen

    pp. 85–123