(Chinese) The Thirty-first Zen Patriarch Daoxin became a monk at the age of 14, after following and studying with Master Sengcan diligently for nine years, he was taught the ultimate Dharma. Since then, he practiced even harder day and night, often sitting for meditation instead of lying down. Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty invited Master Daoxin to the royal palace four times, but the Master declined each time with the excuse of his old age. After he passed away, Daizong of Tang confer him the posthumous title of ...