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The Great Way has no gate / there are a thousand paths to it. / If you pass through the barrier, / you walk the universe alone.

Wumen Huikai

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Wumen Huikai
Age: 77 †
Born: 1183
Born: January 1
Died: 1260
Died: January 1
Bhikkhu
Bhikkhuni
Hangzhou Municipality
Mumon Ekai
Shi Huikai
Wumen
Foyan
Alone
Paths
Universe
Barriers
Great
Gates
Way
Pass
Walk
Thousand
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