dialogue

The Oak Tree in the Garden

Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues

Tang

Historically verified

Encounter dialogue · Mondō

Zhaozhou Congshen

A monk asked Zhaozhou

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

Zhaozhou said

“The oak tree in the garden.”

Attribution

Lineage: Nanyue line

By Zhaozhou Congshen

From Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues

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