“If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.”
— Alan Watts quoting Linji Yixuan 
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What’s the context of this? Or the message being conveyed?
The meaning of this zen koan is to, in modern parlance, “kill your heroes.” In other words, do not make an idol out of a man, as everyone and everything already has Buddha nature
Ahh. Should have gotten that. Thanks!
“If you meet Satoshi on the road, kill him.”
“If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.”
— Alan Watts quoting Linji Yixuan
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