The emperor asked, "I have endowed temples and authorized ordinations - what is my merit?"
"No merit at all," Bodhidharma answered.
The emperor asked, "What is the first principle of the holy teaching?"
"Vast emptiness, nothing holy," Bodhidharma replied.
The emperor was upset. "Who is this confronting me?" he demanded.
Bodhidharma said, "I don't know."
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