Chan Master Xingsi ordained in childhood and later sought the Sixth Patriarch Huineng at Caoxi, becoming his foremost disciple. Shitou Xiqian arrived at Caoxi in Huineng’s final years. As the Patriarch prepared to enter nirvana, Xiqian pleaded: “To whom shall I turn after your passing?” Huineng’s dying guidance cut like lightning: “Seek Si” — commanding him to find “Brother Xingsi”. After years of arduous pilgrimage and awakening, Xiqian journeyed to Jizhou in Jiangxi Province to bow at Xingsi’s feet.
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