Yuige

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Yuige (Jap., ‘poem left behind’). A verse left by a Zen teacher for his pupils, when he knows that death is near. In it, he expresses his quintessential understanding of Zen, gathered in a lifetime. For examples, see YÜAN-WU KʾO-CHʾIN; WU-MEN HUI-KʾAI.

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