1. Puhua is said to have been born in Tang dynasty China in the year 770.
10 Facts About Puhua
1. 2.
Furthermore, one of Puhua's supposed students, Chang Po is said to have lived in Henan.
3.
One account states that Puhua lived in and traveled through an area known as "Toh" in China.
4.
Puhua is characterized by all accounts to have been a spontaneous individual who demonstrated a unique style of non-verbal communication that is an important aspect of Zen Buddhist philosophy and historically the staple teaching method of the Zen Patriarchs and even Bodhidharma himself.
5.
Many stories about Puhua that appear in the Record of Linji add to his reputation of having a rough and uncompromising manner of expressing the dharma.
6.
One day the master and Puhua went to a vegetarian banquet given them by a believer.
7.
The story tells of Puhua going through his hometown, ringing a bell and reciting a gatha to summon others to enlightenment.
8.
Puhua appealed to the priest for permission to follow him, but the priest did not accept him.
9.
Puhua asked a traveler who chanced by to nail down the lid.
10.
Puhua cannot be compared to an ignorant blind person like me who plays shakuhachi because he enjoys it and has gradually come to know that shakuhachi is a Zen instrument.