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一. 尋牛。［牛を尋ねる。］ - 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)
/ (十牛図一覧；次の図→二. 見跡…)
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1. In Search of the Bull. [Looking for the Ox.] - Kuòān Shīyuǎn [Kaku-an] (Late 12th century): Ten Bulls [Ten Ox Herding Pictures]
/ (Bull [Ox] = True self; Bull [Ox] herder = Self seeking true self)
/ (List of Ten Bulls; Next figure → 2. Discovery of the…)
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![IMAGE: Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. [Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. / Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it.]](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/ai-generated-9017144_640-100x67.jpg)
![IMAGE: If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. / If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. / If you're happy and you know it, then you really ought to show it [then your face will surely show it | and you really want to show it]. / If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. //](https://www.ok312.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/music-217089_640-100x75.jpg)
