禅Xianglin Chengyuan

dialogue

The Meaning of Bodhidharma's Coming from the West

Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues

Five Dynasties

Traditionally attributed

Encounter dialogue · Mondō

Xianglin Chengyuan

A monk asked Xianglin

“What is the meaning of the patriarch's coming from the West?”

Xianglin said

“Sitting for a long time becomes toilsome.”

Attribution

Lineage: Guiyang

From Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues

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