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WHAT IS NOT BUDDHA DHARMA?
A monk came to say good bye to Ch'an master Niaowo (Bird's Nest). He said:
-Thank you, Sir, for everything you've done for me. Now I got to go.
Niaowo asked:
-Where will you go?
-Any place where I can learn Buddha dharmas.
-Of Buddha dharmas, I got some.
-Where is it?
Niaowo pulled a thread out of his cloth sleeve, and asked:
-Is this not a Buddha dharma?


 



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