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不立文字 教外別伝 直指人心 見性成仏
The Four Sacred Verses of Bodhidharma
ふりゅうもんじ きょうげべつでん じきしにんしん けんしょうじょうぶつ · furyuu monji kyouge betsuden jikishi ninshin kenshou joubutsu
¥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
There is something handed on outside the scriptures, not carried by words.
Letters are the finger, never the moon.
It is not received from elsewhere; it already rests in the mind as it is.
See into one's own nature, and the buddha is found nowhere apart.
Origin
The four verses that state the marrow of the Chan/Zen school — "a transmission outside the teachings; not founded on words and letters; pointing directly at the human mind; seeing one's nature and becoming a buddha." Traditionally ascribed to Bodhidharma; as a set of four the formula appears in the Song-dynasty Chan glossary Zuting shiyuan (compiled by Muan Shanqing, 1108). Not a direct quotation from a single sutra, but a phrasing handed down as Bodhidharma's.
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
- Short-sleeve fabric
- White, Tan and Dark Grey: 100% cotton. Athletic Heather and Black Heather: 90% cotton, 10% polyester. Heather Emerald: 52% cotton, 48% polyester.
- Print care
- Wash cold, inside-out, on a gentle cycle with mild detergent and similar colours. Avoid fabric softener and dry cleaning. Use non-chlorine bleach only when necessary. Hang dry or tumble dry low. Cool iron inside-out; do not iron the print.
- 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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