Hanging Scrolls (kakejiku)

Traditional hanging scrolls mounted by Liza Dalby featuring the three elements of the Zen kōan, Does a Dog Have Buddha Nature. (To which the monk Jōshū responded MU!)

The character MU 無,

an image of a dog or sealscript version thereof,

an ensō or full moon symbol of enlightenment.

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