Zen's Four Mottos and the Poetic Language
Yong Zhi
An academic paper by Yong Zhi (Temple University) that unpacks the four classical Zen mottos: special transmission outside doctrine, not establishing language, direct pointing to the mind, and seeing one's nature to attain Buddhahood. Strong on the linguistic philosophy behind Zen expression.
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