There are many huatous, such as “All dharmas return to one, where does the one return to?” “What is my original face before my parents gave birth to me?” and so on. The most common one, however, is “Who is reciting the Buddha’s name?” What is meant by huatou? Hua means the Spoken word[s]; tou means the head or source, so Huatou means that which is before the spoken word[s].
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