禅Zhaozhou Congshen

proverb

Mu

Mumonkan, Case 1

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

Does a dog have Buddha-nature? Mu. Three years on this one syllable, and the syllable will pour back through your life and rinse it clean.

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Attribution

Lineage: Nanyue line

By Zhaozhou Congshen

From Mumonkan, Case 1

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