禅Mazu Daoyi

dialogue

Drink Up the Yangtze River

Transmission of the Lamp

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

A monk asked Mazu, "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma's coming from the West?" Mazu said, "I'll tell you after you've drunk up the Yangtze River in one gulp." The monk stood speechless.

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Lineage: Nanyue line

By Mazu Daoyi

From Transmission of the Lamp

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