File Name: 63-02-13
from Wind Bell,
Commentary Nanyo Echu Kokushi was a famous disciple of the Sixth Patriarch, a very good Zen Master, and quite a scholar of Buddhism in general. It is unfortunate for us that he did not have many good descendants, because as a result we do not know him so well. But he himself was a great Zen Master. After receiving transmission from the Sixth Patriarch, he practiced for forty years on Mount Hakugai without ever leaving the mountain. Main Subject Attention! The Emperor Shukuso asked ... Read Transcript (this version is updated and corrected at times. Any other transcripts below are not).