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即面壁坐禅九年。为禅宗初祖菩提达摩之故事。菩提达摩于梁武帝普通元年(520),泛海至金陵。与帝语,机不契,遂自梁折芦渡江,至洛阳。栖止于嵩山少林寺,终日面壁而坐,达九年之久。[神僧传卷四]

ID: 692 Origin: [佛学大词典]