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The hundred weird creatures went into hiding and flourish, phenomena The myriad and there are He concealed his tracks at Elephant Mountain, his tracks He concealed Tong Tian with His potentials meshed Youth). Because he asked Dhyana Master Da Xiu to certify Master Da Xiu Dhyana Because he asked Youth). Tong tallied with Tian him, his potentials went into hiding. hundred weird beings ghosts, cigarette ghosts, ox-ghosts, cow away and hid. Wine away. spirits, and other deviant forces all ran and child-like. Or cause Master Zhi Jian was very innocent of with the exception could say, you Bodhidharma, no- body could recognize the Master. this Dhyana Master wanted to compare himself with the this Dhyana Master wanted to compare Honored One wouldn't the World One, Honored World Buddha has already have any secret to transmit to him. The completely imparted to him the "mind-seal" Dharma; the it, and so there were Master has understood and attained question: "Didn't no secrets. 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