宏智禪師廣錄 2.8

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2.8

Case: Emperor Wu of the Liang asked Master Bodhidharma, "What is the prime meaning of the holy truths?" Bodhidharma said, "Vast and open, nothing holy." The emperor said, "Who is facing Us?" Bodhidharma said, "I do not know." The emperor did not understand. Bodhidharma then crossed the river and went to Shaolin, where he faced the wall for nine years. The verse says:

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宏智禪師廣錄 — Classical Chinese