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Buddhist : Zen / Chan

7th Century

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Timeline (665 - 713)

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English version by
International Institute for the Translation of Buddhist Texts

Original Language
Chinese

It is clearly seen: (from The Song of Enlightenment)

Themes

Water

Recommended Books

	Poetry of Enlightenment: Poems of Ancient Ch'an Masters, Edited by Sheng-Yen
	Song of Enlightenment: By Great Master Yung Chia of the T'ang Dynasty, Edited by Tripitaka Master Hua / Translated by International Institute for the Translation of Buddhist Texts

It is clearly seen:
There is not a single thing.
Nor are there any people; nor are there any Buddhas.
The great thousand worlds are bubbles in the sea.
All the worthy Sages are like flashes of lightning.
Even if an iron wheel were rolled over one's head,
Samadhi and wisdom would be fully bright and never lost.

-- from Song of Enlightenment: By Great Master Yung Chia of the T'ang Dynasty, Edited by Tripitaka Master Hua / Translated by International Institute for the Translation of Buddhist Texts

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