Zhaozhou Congshen: “Go drink tea.”

Source and attribution

The archive attributes this English wording to Record of Zhaozhou / “Go drink tea” and files it under Zen Buddhism. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.

About Zhaozhou Congshen

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APA: Zhaozhou Congshen. (n.d.). Go drink tea. In Philosophy Blind Box. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0413

MLA: Zhaozhou Congshen. “Go drink tea..” Philosophy Blind Box, https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0413.

Chicago: Zhaozhou Congshen. “Go drink tea..” Philosophy Blind Box. Accessed 2026. https://www.philosophydef.com/quotes/q0413.

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The passage is attributed to Zhaozhou Congshen, Record of Zhaozhou / “Go drink tea”. The archive attributes this English wording to Record of Zhaozhou / “Go drink tea” and files it under Zen Buddhism. That locator distinguishes the passage from loose internet attributions: readers can return to the named work or section to check translation, surrounding argument, and edition-specific wording.

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