He said to the Buddha, “I have been with you for many years and have not yet become enlightened. Once you are gone, I will have no hope remaining of becoming enlightened. What should I do?” The Buddha replied with what were to be his last words—appo deepo bhava, meaning, be your own light.
Typical zen jerk
I notice a trend among the zen types . I m very Vajrayana
Lol no self, no filter I guess
Chan Buddhism spread from China south to Vietnam as Thiền and north to Korea as Seon, and, in the 13th century, east to Japan as Japanese Zen.
I prefer Chan
Kind of a bad troll
He said to the Buddha, “I have been with you for many years and have not yet become enlightened. Once you are gone, I will have no hope remaining of becoming enlightened. What should I do?” The Buddha replied with what were to be his last words—appo deepo bhava, meaning, be your own light.