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List of Ten Bulls [Ten Ox Herding Pictures] - Kuòān Shīyuǎn [Kaku-an] (Late 12th century): Ten Bulls [Ten Ox Herding Pictures]
/ (Bull [Ox] = True self; Bull [Ox] herder = Self seeking true self)
- 1. In Search of the Bull. [Looking for the Ox.]
- 2. Discovery of the Footprints. [Noticing the Footprints.]
- 3. Perceiving the Bull. [Catching Sight of the Ox.]
- 4. Catching the Bull. [Getting Hold of the Ox.]
- 5. Taming the Bull. [Taming the Ox.]
- 6. Riding the Bull Home. [Riding Home.]
- 7. The Bull Transcended. [Ox Vanished, Herdsman Remaining.]
- 8. Both Bull and Self Transcended. [Ox and Herdsman Vanished.]
- 9. Reaching the Source. [Returning to the Source.]
- 10. Return to Society. [Entering the Marketplace.]
(Image by Tenshō Shūbun from Ten Bulls or Ten Ox Herding Pictures)
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十牛図［牧牛図］一覧 - 廓庵禅師 (十二世紀後半): 十牛図
/ (牛＝本来の自分； 牧人＝本来の自分を求める自分)
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