Linji Yixuan is a Chinese monk of the Late Tang dynasty and the founder of the Linji school of Zen. In Japanese, the name is read as "Rinzai Gigen". He left home at an early age to study the sutras and commentaries, but later abandoned everything to pursue Zen, eventually training under Huangbo Xiyun. Under Huangbo's guidance, he visited Daoyu and attained great enlightenment.
Q: Why did Linji leave his first master, Huangbo Xiyun, to visit Daoyu?
A: Linji asked Huangbo three times, "What is the essence of the Buddha-dharma?" but each time, instead of receiving words, he was struck with a stick three times. To the despairing Linji, Huangbo directed him to go to Daoyu. When Linji explained what had happened, Daoyu admonished him, saying, "Huangbo treated you with such grandmotherly kindness (deep compassion), and yet you still don't understand?" At that very moment, Linji attained great enlightenment, realizing that being struck was itself the teaching beyond words.
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