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The fifth patriarch was Dhītika. He was a native of Magadha. When he was first born, his father dreamed of a golden sun coming out from the house, illuminating heaven and earth. In front of it was a great mountain adorned with various gems, and from the peak of the mountain a spring surged, pouring forth in four directions. Later he met the Venerable Upagupta, who interpreted it for him, saying: 'The jeweled mountain is my body. The surging spring is the inexhaustible Dharma. The sun emerging from the house is the auspicious sign of your entering the Path now. Illuminating heaven and earth is your surpassing wisdom.' The Venerable's original name was Gandhakuṭi (Xiangzhong); the master changed it to his present name because of this. In Sanskrit, he is called Dhītika; translated here, it means 'penetrating the measure of reality'. Having heard the master's explanation, Dhītika leaped for joy and chanted a gāthā: