Yoka Genkaku (Yongjia Xuanjue): [1] There is the leisurely one (from The Shodoka)

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[1] There is the leisurely one (from The Shodoka)

by Yoka Genkaku (Yongjia Xuanjue)
(665 - 713) Timeline

English version by
Robert Aitken

Original Language
Chinese

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

Taoist

7th Century

There is the leisurely one,
Walking the Tao, beyond philosophy,
Not avoiding fantasy, not seeking truth.
The real nature of ignorance is the Buddha-nature itself;
The empty delusory body is the very body of the Dharma.

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