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Characters - Pinching Gautama's Nose

CHINA; Ming dynasty (1368–1644); By Mu'an Xingtao; Running-cursive script; Ink on paper; 121.5 x 34 cm; Ho's Calligraphy Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan
The verse Pinching Gautama's Nose" is a hypocrisy in Chan style that rebukes the Buddha and curses the patriarchs. Its aim was to eliminate the practitioner's sense of attachment

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