The original face is a term in Zen Buddhism, pointing to one's real essence or Buddha-nature, one's 'real face'. == Origins == The phrase "original face" originates in Huangbo's Chuanhsin fayao (857) and the Hui-sin edition (967) of the Platform Sutra: When you're not thinking of anything good and anything bad, at that moment, what is your original face?
The original face is a term in Zen Buddhism, pointing to one's real essence or Buddha-nature, one's 'real face'. == Origins == The phrase "original face" originates in Huangbo's Chuanhsin fayao (857) and the Hui-sin edition (967) of the Platform Sutra: When you're not thinking of anything good and anything bad, at that moment, what is your original face?
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