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' Aspects of Buddha '...


"When Shakyamuni attained enlightenment,

all the myriad dharmas within Buddha's mind,

that is, mountains, rivers, grass, and trees, all became Buddha.

All are aspects of Buddha.

In this sense, each and every one of us has been enlightened by Shakyamuni Buddha."



-Dogen Zenji
The Wholehearted Way: A Translation of Eihei Dogen's "Bendowa"
With Commentary by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi
Translated by Shohaku Okamura and Taigen Daniel Leighton
Boston: Tuttle, 1997, p. 103

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