The Three Realms Have No Dharma

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Panshan addressed the assembly: "The three realms have no dharma. Where will you seek the mind? The four elements are originally empty. Where does the Buddha dwell? The heavenly truth does not move, perfectly still. Approach and I will reveal it to you." A monk stepped forward and bowed. Panshan said, "Too late."

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Attribution

• Speaker
  Panshan Baoji

Lineage: Nanyue line

By Panshan Baoji

• The Moon of the Mindsaying

From Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues

• My Mind Is Not at Peace
• Thinking of Not-Thinking
• Not Knowing Is Most Intimate
• The Boat Monk's Transmission
• The Sound of Bamboo
• Vast Emptiness, Nothing Holy
• Ordinary Mind Is the Way
• Nanquan Kills the Cat
• Wash Your Bowl
• The Oak Tree in the Garden

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Jingde Chuandeng Lu, Panshan Baoji dharma hall discourse

  Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues: The Three Realms Have No Dharma