This is a beautiful story when Bodhidharma a Buddhist monk enter the border of China. Chineses king Wu asked him few questions which Bodhidharma replied very beautifully.
Emperor Wu of Liang asked Bodhidharma,”What is the first principle of the holy teachings?”
Bodhidharma said,”Emptiness, no holiness.”
Emperor Wu asked him, ”Who is this standing before me?”
Bodhidharma said,”No knowing.”
The emperor did not grasp his meaning. thereupon Bodhidharma crossed the river and went to the land of Wei.
The emperor later spoke of this to shiko who said, ”Do you, in fact, know who this person is?”
The emperor said, ”No knowing.”
Shiko said, ”This is the bodhisattva Kannon, the bearer of the Buddha’sheart seal.”
The emperor was full of regret and wanted to send for Bodhidharma, but
Shiko said, ”It is no good sending a messenger to fetch him back. even if all the people went, he would not turn back.
Now, so many years gone by. still, Bodhidharma fills your mind – in vain. stop thinking of him!
A gentle breeze pervades the universe. The master Bodhidharma looks around:
”Is the patriarch there? – Yes! Bring him to me, and he can wash my feet.”
