if you meet the Buddha

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If you meet the Buddha
on the path to enlightenment,
kill him.



If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!


When I once (more than 30 years ago) tried to outsmart my Japanese Archery (Kyudo) teacher with Western Wit and this saying, he gave me the "Asiatic smile" and replied:

Be careful with Asian wisdom.
The first Buddha you are going to meet on the WAY
is yourself.
Are you ready to kill ?



If you meet the Buddha ... and DARUMA ! 　


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