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moon reflected in water

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Summary

In Genjo-koan realisation is like the reflection of the moon in water: the moon does not get wet and the water is not rippled, and realisation does not break the individual, just as the moon does not pierce the water. The image was used to represent something whole.

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  • the simile of the moon being reflected in water was used to represent something whole

    1Genjo-koan 4: Realisation as Wholeness Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan

  • Realization does not break the individual, just as the moon does not pierce the water

    2Genjō-kōan Shobogenzo

  • it is like the reflection of the moon in water: the moon does not get wet and the water is not rippled

    3The Universe Made Real Shobogenzo · Genjō-kōan

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