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Zhaozhou's Gates (BCR9)

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A student asked Zhaozhou, “What is Zhaozhou?”
Zhaozhou replied, “East Gate, West Gate, South Gate, North Gate.”

—Blue Cliff Record Case 9 (transl. by John Tarrant & Joan Sutherland)

Audio July 15, 2021

Oh, What a Beautiful City!

David Parks

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Zhaozhou's Gates (BCR9)
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2021 Summer Sesshin, June 23 2021, musician Ryan McCoy, song – Oh What a Beautiful City
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David Parks in Summer Sesshin: Oh, what a beautiful city! East Gate, West Gate, North Gate, South Gate.

61' 50"