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Fayan was asked by a monk named Huichao, “What is Buddha?” The Master replied, “You are Huichao.” The monk thereupon entered into underst...

This is the 9th case from Yuanwu’s Measuring Tap , A monk asked Xuefeng, “How is it when ‘the ancient valley stream is cold from the sour...

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The Five Lay Precepts are part of Zen culture. Zen has an unparalleled 1,000-year historical record that isn't debated, spanning d...

Introduction Also known as Xiyun, Huangbo is one of the more chatty Zen Masters, whose “Transmission of Mind” text is one of the most infa...