A monastic said to Master Hogook, “How is it when a person has forgotten both mind and things?” The master said, “He never washes his face.”
Student: “Why doesn’t he wash his face?”
Master: “Because he has no face to wash.”
Commentary:
The Buddha’s face has no surface for dusts to land on.
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