禅Vasubandhu

proverb

Changed His Mind

Indic

Traditionally attributed

Text

I taught the doctrine of one school for thirty years and then changed my mind. The students who refused to change with me lost more than I did.

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Attribution

Lineage: Indian Patriarchs

By Vasubandhu

Sources

  • contentEssays in Zen Buddhism, First Series

    D. T. Suzuki

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