Pivoting on the Jewel-Mirror

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All hundred koans pivot on the jewel-mirror. Each koan is a different angle of the same light; you do not need to collect them all to see what is shown.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Yuanwu Keqin

Lineage: Linji

By Yuanwu Keqin

• The Undivided Fieldproverb
• Pointer and Verseproverb
• Incense Stick on the Iron Anvilproverb
• Passing Onproverb
• Pivot Wordproverb

From Blue Cliff Record (Biyan Lu)

• The Undivided Field
• Pointer and Verse

Sources

• contentThe Blue Cliff Record — R.D.M. Shaw translation, 1961

  R.D.M. Shaw (trans.)