Bodhidarma and Emperor Wu - Part 1
Knot Zen
English - February 18, 2020 14:58 - 32 minutes - 37.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsBuddhism Religion & Spirituality bodhidharma cases chan eastern eharma joshu koan koans zen Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What’s black, white, and full of holes? According to Boddhidharma, not even the holy truths!
The Gang discusses the first Case of the Blue Cliff Record: the infamous exchange between the Emperor Of China himself and our good old grumpy grandpa, Boddhidharma.
Join in as we discuss why our first Patriarch may have been so laconic in his answer to Wu’s question regarding the highest of holy truths.
As for you, what merit have you brought to this kingdom?
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