Non si trova nell'opera di Bodhidharma

The reply (廓然無聖) legend puts in his mouth before Emperor Wu when the latter asks about the highest meaning of the holy truth. The dialogue appears in the eighth century and is fixed in the Jingde chuandeng lu (1004) and the Biyan lu (case 1); it has no support in the early sources.

Fonte: Daoyuan. Jingde chuandeng lu (Registro de la transmisión de la lámpara de la era Jingde), 1004, cap. 3 (Taishō 2076). CBETA.

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