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title: Prajna
description: "From \"Entering the Tao of Sudden Enlightenment\" by Ch'an Master Ta-Chu Hui-HaiA monk once asked: \"Is Prajna great?\""
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From "Entering the Tao of Sudden Enlightenment" by Ch'an Master Ta-Chu Hui-Hai
A monk once asked: "Is Prajna great?"

The Master answered: "Yes, it is."

The monk asked: "How great?"

The Master answered: "Boundless."

The monk asked: "Is Prajna small?"

The Master answered: "Yes, it is."

The monk asked: "How small?"

The Master answered: "So small you can't see it."

The monk asked: "Then where is it?"

The Master answered: "Where is it not?"