The Case
A monk asked zen master Joshu, "What is the meaning of Bodhidharma's coming to China?" Joshu said, "The oak tree in the garden."
Mumon's Comment
If you understand Joshu's answer intimately, there is no Shakya before you, no Maitreya to come.
Verse
Words cannot express things; Speech does not convey the spirit. Swayed by words, one is lost; Blocked by phrases, one is bewildered.