Sublime

his draft fell to Mi-t’uo-shan, a monk from the Silk Road kingdom of Tokhara, who was assisted by the Chinese monks Fu-li and Fa-tsang.

LU TUNG-PIN says, “The only thing sages seek is Virtue.

it is clear that he and the early patriarchs of Zen preferred Gunabhadra’s version.

And he knew that because of their delight in verbal instruction, beings in future ages might become confused by their preference for words over meaning or by their attachment to the practices of lesser paths or other teachings,

bodhisattva

Persimmon