The Denkoroku by Keizan Jokin Zenji relates the following kōan, a legendary exchange between Prajñātārā and Bodhidharma.
The Venerable Prajnatara asks Bodhidharma, "What is it that is formless amongst things?"
Bodhidharma says, "Formlessness is unborn."
Prajnatara asks, "What is the highest amongst things?"
Bodhidharma says, "The actual nature is the highest."
I was looking for a reference of Prajnatara giving him a copy of the Lanka to take with him and found this instead. I don't think he would have need of it. Those he met, however ...
Submitted January 01, 2020 at 02:02AM by Lurkersim https://ift.tt/2QCBHse
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