拈花 / niān huā /
Holding a Flower
Category:
Buddhist Terminology
Description:
拈花微笑，以心印心，是禪宗最初的典故。
Holding a flower with a subtle smile,
A heart-to-heart connection;
This is how Chan Buddhism began.
A heart-to-heart connection;
This is how Chan Buddhism began.
References:
星雲大師全集【書法類】中華文化佛教名詞 名相 The Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun: Calligraphy-Terminology
