萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.82

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Case: Emperor Wu of Liang asked Great Master Bodhidharma (Rising early in the morning, business was not brisk), "What is the primary meaning of the holy truths?" (For now, ask toward the secondary realm.) / Bodhidharma said, "Vast and empty, nothing holy" (Splitting the belly and gouging out the heart). / The Emperor said, "Who is facing Us?" (Recognizing teeth in the nostrils.) / Bodhidharma said, "Do not know" (Seeing the cheekbones from behind the skull). / The Emperor did not connect with it (A square peg does not fit into a round hole). / Thereupon he crossed the river, reached Shaolin, and faced the wall for nine years (Without stagnant goods, a house is not rich).