Manjusri then asked the Buddha: "Can this woman sit next to the Buddha? Can I also sit next to the Buddha?" Manjusri circled the woman three times and rang his fingers. The sound was so loud that it was said that even the "Asuras" in the sky were heard. "Everyone heard it and tho

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There is a koan in Zen Buddhism regarding this issue.

Legend has it that when Manjushri Bodhisattva visited the Buddha for the first time, he saw a woman sitting next to the Buddha . She had already entered Samadhi meditation.

Manjusri asked the Buddha: "Can this woman sit next to the Buddha, and can I sit next to the Buddha?"

The Buddha said to Manjusri: "If you can wake this woman up from meditation, then you can sit here. . "

Manjushri circled the woman three times and sounded his fingers (a way of calling people out of concentration by snapping his fingers). The sound was so loud that it is said that even the " Asuras" in the sky heard it and thought it was thunder. But But this woman remained motionless in meditation.

The Buddha said: "Even if there are a thousand Manjusri, I am afraid that this woman cannot come out of meditation. But there is a Bodhisattva named "Zeng Ming" who can help her escape from samadhi. "

Manjusri then invited the Bodhisattva Mingming over. Mingming came to the woman and snapped his fingers. As expected, the woman got out of concentration, got up from her seat and walked down.

Manjusri then asked the Buddha:

Zen Master Yun'an made a plan for this One stanza:

There is no other teacher about the true nature of Buddhism.

When a woman comes out of Zen, she doesn’t even have to think about it.

All living beings are equal.

Shimen Yuan. Zen Master Yi also has a verse:

Sitting on the peaks covered with white clouds, the orioles are singing in the deep valleys, not knowing the spring.

Flowers are falling in front of the rock, and I remember my old friend for the first time in my dream.

Zen Master Fo Zhao also has a verse:

In one acre of land, there are three snakes.

Look carefully, what is the face?

What is "Zen"?

This is really not something that can be said directly in words. The main idea can also be seen in the verse written by the three Zen masters. "It takes no effort to think about it." The sentence is very direct and clear.

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