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We took a bus to the nearby monastery of one of the last great Tang dynasty Chan masters, Yun-men. Yun-men was known for his pithy __ne word_ Zen. When asked __hat is the highest teaching of the Buddha?_ he replied: __n appropriate statement._ On another occasion, he answered: __ake._ I admired his directness.
Stephen Batchelor Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
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We took a bus to the nearby monastery of one of the last great Tang dynasty Chan masters, Yun-men. Yun-men was known for his pithy __ne word_ Zen. When asked __hat is the highest teaching of the Buddha?_ he replied: __n appropriate statement._ On another occasion, he answered: __ake._ I admired his directness.
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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist

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