No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place.

Yuanwu Keqin

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Topic

Nature Teleology

Genre

Philosophical literature Religious literature

Statement Type

Zen koan

Language

Chinese

Time

12th century

Occupation

Buddhist monk Monk Buddhist

From

China Asia

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Original Citation

Yuanwu Keqin. 碧巖錄 [The Blue Cliff Record]. 1125.

Current Citation

The Blue Cliff Records: The Great Unraveling. Translated by Stephen H. Wolinsky. Quantum P, 2010.

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