Huang Po, also known as Hsi Yin, is believed to have died as late as 850 A.D. He is regarded in a sense as the founder of the great Lin-Chi sect-seeing as how Huang Po was Lin Chi Zen Master's teacher. He lived below Vulture Peak on Mount Huang Po, in the district of Kao An. Like most Zen Masters, Huang Po taught in parables which were delivered as sermons, anecdotes, and dialogues. Huang Po compares the mind with the "sun travelling through the sky, sending forth light uncontaminated by the finest particle of dust. For those who have discovered the nature of reality," he continues,"there is nothing old or new, concepts become meaningless and reason leads to error." If you are interested in reading more on Zen Master Huang Po, order the book The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On The Transmission of Mind by John Blofeld
