{ "hq": [ { "speaker": 0, "text": "Another Zen Minute from Buddha Weekly. Picture Emperor Wu of China, a benevolent Buddhist, builder of temples, educator of monks. He once asked the great sage Bodhidharma, a revered teacher, about the merit in his good works. Bodhidharma's reply? None whatsoever. Confused that his good deeds went unrecognized, Emperor Wu pressed the sage. What's the primal meaning of holy reality? He questioned. Emptiness, not holiness, came the answer. Shocked, the emperor asked mockingly, then who is confronting me? Bodhidharma said, I do not know. Angry, the emperor sent the learned monk on his way. When prince Shikoh heard the story, he told the emperor, Bodhidharma is a great teacher possessed of the highest truth. Humbled by the profound lesson in emptiness, the emperor begged Bodhidharma to return, but the only reply was silence. This story would come to define the legendary patriarch Bodhidharma who brought Chan Buddhism to China from India.", "start": 0.16, "end": 57.605 } ] }