Skin, Flesh, Bone, Marrow

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I told my four students each to speak the Way. Daofu received my skin. Zongchi received my flesh. Daoyu received my bone. Huike received my marrow. The four divisions were one body; the dharma is whole even when described in pieces.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Bodhidharma

Lineage: Early Chan

By Bodhidharma

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Sources

• contentZen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings

  Andy Ferguson