Even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray.

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Even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray.

Jianzhi Sengcan

606

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Topic

Seeking enlightenment Seeking Enlightenment Attachment (Buddhism)

Statement type

Paradox

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Time

606 Ancient World

Person

Jianzhi Sengcan

Provenance

Current citation

Seng Ts'an. Hsin-Hsin Ming: Verses on the Faith-Mind, translated by Richard B. Clarke. White Pine Press, 2001.

Original citation

Seng Ts'an. Xinxin Ming. c. 600.

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