“Visiting monks give better sermons”
The idea of this proverb (外来的和尚好念经) seems to have originated from an old story from Chinese history. A Zen Master Mazu Daoyi (709–788 during the Tang dynasty), recorded as the first to start a Buddhism Zen School, was born in Chengdu, Sichuan province. His family name was Ma. His father was a dustpan salesman (dustpan […]
