Cerita Zen
One Note of Zen
After Kakua visited the emperor he disappeared and no one knew what
became of him. He was the first Japanese to study Zen in China, but
since he showed nothing of it, save one note, he is not remembered for
having brought Zen into his country.
Kakua visited China and accepted the true teaching. He did not travel
while he was there. Meditating constantly, he lived on a remote part
of a mountain. Whenever people found him and asked him to preach he
would say a few words and then move to another part of the mountain
where he could be found less easily.
The emperor heard about Kakua when he returned to Japan and asked him
to preach Zen for his edification and that of his subjects.
Kakua stood before the emperor in silence. He the produced a flute
from the folds of his robe, and blew one short note. Bowing politely,
he disappeared.