Friday, December 27, 2024

Hair Pagoda, Guangxiao Temple, Guangzhou, China

 


It is said that, after the Sixth Patriarch of Chan was tonsured at Guangxiao Temple in Guangzhou, his hair was placed under this pagoda. The flags allude to a story that took place there, where he told arguing monks that it was neither the flag nor the wind moving, but their minds.

Posted to Reddit et al, December 27, 2024

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