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  • November 16, 2019
  • 57' 42"

Bodhidharma’s Response to Emperor Wu

David Weinstein

Description

David Weinstein examines Emperor Wu’s exchange with Bodhidharma. His question: “What is the first principle of teaching? Vast emptiness, nothing holy.” The Emperor wants to be acknowledged, but….

Koans
Emperor Wu Questions Bodhidharma (BCR1)(BS2)
Tagged
2019 Fall Sesshin, Book of Serenity, no merit whatsoever