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The king was waiting to welcome him. He was a popular man. But, on seeing him king was surprised, “which type of man is this?"
Bodhidharma was wearing his shoes on his ears, as if those were not shoes but earrings.
King was surprised.
He was in front of a man who looks like a mad man - as if possessed by a ghost. Anybody could be scared by his looks. But people love this man as a saint should be loved. Even king was waiting for him to welcome.
Bhodhidharma was a great saint and a very knowledgeable person. Nothing could be said about him. He was incomparable. He was just like Buddha; nothing less than that, but, a furious looking man.
Anybody would be scared by the look.
So king started to think, if he has mistaken to rightly recognize this man. May be this man is just a false saint. May...