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掲載のテキスト・写真・イラストなど、全てのコンテンツの無断複製・転載を禁じます。
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read Douhou Kosei. Lit. Dongfeng's tiger voice. A Zen 禅 dialogue
in whiich a tiger is a metaphor for spiritual strength. The story, case
85 of the Biyanlu 碧巌録 (Jp: HEKIGANROKU, 1300), begins when an unidentified
monk asks Dongfeng 桐峯 (Jp: Touhou), a little known Rinzai 臨済 monk
who is called after his residence on Mt Dong (Jp: Tou 桐), "What
would you do if you met a tiger on this mountain?" Dongfeng replies
by roaring like a tiger. The monk pretends to be frightened, and Dongfeng
laughs. The story is included among "pictures of Zen occasions"
*zenki-zu 禅機図. Kanou
Sanraku's 狩野山楽 (1590-1651) well-known painting of the theme (Private collection)
shows two priests in conversation and a snarling tiger, but adds a Chinese
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