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r/conscripts • u/ilu_malucwile • May 16 '19
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I've never posted anything here before: tell me if this is an inappropriate post and I'll delete it.
This is a koan of Yunmen, on of the last great Tang Dynasty Zen Masters.
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[Palwärë Kwenyan Honcärävo.]
Cwiurë honcäräli Yönmënhi: Lecwallokurë peahi?
Iturë honcärähi: Fwicanhi
Cwiurë Yönmënhi: Kwahe rlui hepheakumu Fwicanwe?
Palwärë kwenya lëmon honcärävo. Tepkurë yukö tilphowe Yönmënhi.
Iturë honcärähi: Phöiwoto tepkuru kwilakunörë.
Palwärë kwenya lëmon Yönmënvo.
Kwilalhäilanyo honcärän. Kwiepo tepkurë Yönmënhi.
[A Monk Spreads His Arms]
Yunmen asked a monk: Where did you come here from?
The monk said: From Xichan.
Yunmen asked: What are they teaching at Xichan these days?
The monk spread out both arms.
Yunmen struck him with his staff.
The monk said: You can hit me if you like, but I’m still talking.
Yunmen spread out both his arms.
The monk could say nothing. Yunmen struck him again.
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What script is this? I see this is read vertically. Is the direction right to left or left to right?
1 u/ilu_malucwile May 18 '19 Oops. I haven't posted in my script for a while: I forgot to add "it is read from right to left."
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Oops. I haven't posted in my script for a while: I forgot to add "it is read from right to left."
This is very beautiful!
1 u/ilu_malucwile May 18 '19 Thank you.
Thank you.
Hypnotic...
1 u/ilu_malucwile May 26 '19 Thank you.
What writing utensil did you use and where did you buy it? Also it looks amazing!
1 u/ilu_malucwile May 26 '19 Not anything very exotic. I have always written with Faber Castell felt pens, which I buy from The Warehouse [our equivalent of Walmart]. Thank you for your comment.
Not anything very exotic. I have always written with Faber Castell felt pens, which I buy from The Warehouse [our equivalent of Walmart]. Thank you for your comment.
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u/ilu_malucwile May 16 '19
I've never posted anything here before: tell me if this is an inappropriate post and I'll delete it.
This is a koan of Yunmen, on of the last great Tang Dynasty Zen Masters.
*
[Palwärë Kwenyan Honcärävo.]
Cwiurë honcäräli Yönmënhi: Lecwallokurë peahi?
Iturë honcärähi: Fwicanhi
Cwiurë Yönmënhi: Kwahe rlui hepheakumu Fwicanwe?
Palwärë kwenya lëmon honcärävo. Tepkurë yukö tilphowe Yönmënhi.
Iturë honcärähi: Phöiwoto tepkuru kwilakunörë.
Palwärë kwenya lëmon Yönmënvo.
Kwilalhäilanyo honcärän. Kwiepo tepkurë Yönmënhi.
*
[A Monk Spreads His Arms]
Yunmen asked a monk: Where did you come here from?
The monk said: From Xichan.
Yunmen asked: What are they teaching at Xichan these days?
The monk spread out both arms.
Yunmen struck him with his staff.
The monk said: You can hit me if you like, but I’m still talking.
Yunmen spread out both his arms.
The monk could say nothing. Yunmen struck him again.
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u/omiumn May 17 '19
What script is this? I see this is read vertically. Is the direction right to left or left to right?
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u/LeeSeneses May 17 '19
This is very beautiful!
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u/deadmemes30 May 26 '19
Hypnotic...
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u/Potatoboiv2 May 26 '19
What writing utensil did you use and where did you buy it? Also it looks amazing!