(« Two portraits of Ryogen » - Author Unknown [Copyright Holder is Kiemon Tsuruya])
« Creeper » is an allegory wherein destructive mental processes are compared to creeping plants. It depicts a confrontation between creeper and host in four stages :
(« Two portraits of Ryogen » - Author Unknown [Copyright Holder is Kiemon Tsuruya])
« Creeper » is an allegory wherein destructive mental processes are compared to creeping plants. It depicts a confrontation between creeper and host in four stages :
(« Climbing Plant » by Popperipopp)
« Creeper » is directly inspired by the following aphorism from the Dhammapada :
The streams flow everywhere; the creeper, having sprung up, becomes established. When you see that creeper sprout, sever its root by