The Oak Tree in the Garden

Text

A monk asked Zhaozhou, "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma's coming from the West?" Zhaozhou said, "The oak tree in the garden."

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Attribution

• Speaker
  Zhaozhou Congshen

Lineage: Nanyue line

By Zhaozhou Congshen

• Joshu's Dogkoan
• Joshu Washes the Bowlkoan
• Joshu Examines a Monk in Meditationkoan
• Everyday Life Is The Pathkoan
• Joshu Investigateskoan

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
• This Very Mind Is Buddha

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Mumonkan Case 37; Zhaozhou Yulu

  Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues: The Oak Tree in the Garden