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One day Yao-shan Wei-yen (750-834), one of the well-known Chinese Ch'an master,
was asked by the host of the monastery to give his sermon to the assembly who
for a long while was expecting his teaching. Yao-shan said: "Strike the bell."

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WHO IS THIS ONE?
Posted on Mar.31.2009 @ 07:04PM EDT by chontri
When going through water, no ripple is made.
When going through trees or shrubs, no leaf is moved.
When going under rain, no trace of wet.
When going through fire, no trace of burn.

ChonTri 03/31/2009

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