"Speech is blasphemy, silence a lie. Above speech and silence there is a way out." I-tuan one of Nan-ch'uan's great disciples (The Golden Age of Zen 250, 322 n.13)
What Is Not Buddha Dharma? A monk came to say good bye to Ch'an master Niaowo (Bird's Nest). He said: -Thank you, Sir, for everything you've done for me. Now I got to go. Niaowo asked: -Where will you go? -Any place where I can learn Buddha dharmas. -Of Buddha dharmas, I got some. -Where is it? Niaowo pulled a thread out of his cloth sleeve, and asked: -Is this not a Buddha dharma?
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