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平常心是道
Ordinary Mind Is the Way
びょうじょうしんこれみち · byou jou shin kore michi
¥6,980$70.00€65.00
An impression from a seal hand-carved in Tokyo, printed on a garment.
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寶千印 · Tokyo · 2026
- Made to order
- Printed one at a time
- Shipping
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- Original seal
- Hand-carved in Tokyo
Reading
The Way is not elsewhere. It lies in walking, sitting, eating, lying down.
The moment one strains toward it, the straining has already turned away.
Not a mind sought after, but the everyday mind, left as it is.
Origin
From the Gateless Gate (Mumonkan), Case 19, "Ordinary Mind Is the Way" (平常是道). When Jōshū asked Nansen, "What is the Way?" Nansen answered, "Ordinary mind is the Way." The same exchange is recorded in the Jingde Record of the Transmission of the Lamp (Keitoku Dentōroku), Book 10, in the chapter on Jōshū.
Seal
The original seal is hand-carved in Tokyo by the artist Satake Hōsen. Its impression is reproduced as a print on the garment.
篆刻 — 佐竹 寶千 朱印
Specifications
- Garment
- Short sleeve: Bella + Canvas 3001 / Long sleeve: Gildan 2400 (Ultra Cotton)
- DTG print — front: the seal; back & inside label: 寳千 / Vermilion
- Size
- S · M · L · XL
- Price
- ¥6,980$70.00€65.00
Size guide
Short sleeve · Bella + Canvas 3001
| Size | Length | Chest width |
|---|---|---|
| S | 71 / 28.0 | 46 / 18.1 |
| M | 74 / 29.1 | 51 / 20.1 |
| L | 76 / 29.9 | 56 / 22.0 |
| XL | 79 / 31.1 | 61 / 24.0 |
Long sleeve · Gildan 2400
| Size | Length | Chest width | Sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 71 / 28.0 | 46 / 18.1 | 85 / 33.5 |
| M | 74 / 29.1 | 51 / 20.1 | 89 / 35.0 |
| L | 76 / 29.9 | 56 / 22.0 | 93 / 36.6 |
| XL | 79 / 31.1 | 61 / 24.0 | 97 / 38.2 |
Garment measured flat, in cm / inches. Slight variation occurs between pieces. Check the measurements rather than the size letter.
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