#the gateless barrier

[wellconstructedsentences]

A monk asked Chao-chou Ts'ung shen. 'Has the oak tree Buddha nature?' Chao-chou said, 'Yes, it has.' The monk said, 'When does the oak tree attain Buddhahood?' Chao-chou said, 'Wait until the great universe collapses.' The monk said, 'When does the universe collapse?' Chao-chou said, 'Wait until the oak tree attains Buddhahood.'

The Gateless Barrier by Wumen Huikai

[entheognosis]

The Great Way is gateless There are a thousand roads to it. If you can pass through this barrier, You will walk freely throughout the universe.

Wumen

preface to The Gateless Barrier

[comicparanoia]

Lone Wolf and Cub #2 “The Gateless Barrier”

“Lone Wolf and Cub (子連れ狼 Kozure Ōkami?, Lone Wolf) is a manga created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970,“

released by Dark Horse Comics on October 1, 2000.

[comicparanoia]

Lone Wolf and Cub #2 “The Gateless Barrier”

“Lone Wolf and Cub (子連れ狼 Kozure Ōkami?, Lone Wolf) is a manga created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970,“

released by Dark Horse Comics on October 1, 2000.

[comicparanoia]

Lone Wolf and Cub #2 “The Gateless Barrier”

 “Lone Wolf and Cub (子連れ狼 Kozure Ōkami?, Lone Wolf) is a manga created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970,“

released by Dark Horse Comics on October 1, 2000.

[comicparanoia]

Lone Wolf and Cub #2 “The Gateless Barrier”

“Lone Wolf and Cub (子連れ狼 Kozure Ōkami?, Lone Wolf) is a manga created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970,“

released by Dark Horse Comics on October 1, 2000.

[jbfly46]

[privatefire]

ATLA Mai Appreciation Post:   Check out this kick-ass parallel between “Lone Wolf and Cub” and Mai with Tom Tom.

Black and white scans:  “Lone Wolf and Cub, Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road” by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima (Illustrator).  From the story “The Gateless Barrier”.

Color scans:  Avatar: The Last Airbender "Rebound" by Gene Luen Yang, Ryan Hill (Illustrator).