According to *Master Yunmen...
For peace on earth,
with one stroke of his staff,
the Master knocked him dead
and fed him to the dogs.
Immediately after being born...
Siddhārtha Gautama,
Buddha Shakyamuni
Pointing with one hand to Heaven,
with the other hand toward earth.
While looking at the four quarters,
walking in a circle in seven steps,
He spoke...
"Heaven, as above, so below...
Alone, I am the Honored one."
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*Section 218, p. 194.
Master Yunmen: From the Record of the Chan Teacher "Gate of the Clouds"
Translated, Edited, and Introduced by Urs App
Kodansha International, Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan, 1994.
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